Shloka 49

पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages

Devanagari script

धर्मस्य च फलं लब्ध्वा न तृप्पति महाद्विज

Transliteration

dharmasya ca phalaṁ labdhvā na tṛppati mahādvija

Translation

O great Brahmin, even after obtaining the fruit of dharma, one does not become fully satisfied—such is the subtle, ever-demanding nature of righteousness and its rewards.

Word by Word

• धर्मस्य: of dharma (righteousness/duty)
• धर्मस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• फलं: fruit/result
• फलं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तृप्पति: is satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाद्विज: O great Brahmin (great twice-born)
• महाद्विज: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाद्विज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• व्याध (the hunter, speaker)
• महाद्विज (a Brahmin addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that merely attaining the rewards of righteous conduct does not automatically bring inner contentment; satisfaction requires a deeper transformation beyond external or even meritorious gains.

What is happening in the narrative?

The hunter (Vyādha) addresses a Brahmin as “mahādvija,” continuing an ethical instruction: he points out the human tendency to remain unsatisfied even after receiving the fruits of dharma, thereby urging a more mature understanding of virtue and its aims.