Shloka 110

Devanagari script

पठका: पाठकाश्ैव ये चान्ये शास्त्रचिन्तका: । सर्वे व्यसनिनो मूर्खा यः क्रियावान्‌ स पण्डित:,पढ़नेवाले, पढ़ानेवाले तथा शास्त्रका विचार करनेवाले--ये सब तो व्यसनी और मूर्ख ही हैं। पण्डित तो वही है, जो अपने (शास्त्रोक्त) कर्तव्यका पालन करता है

Transliteration

paṭhakāḥ pāṭhakāś caiva ye cānye śāstra-cintakāḥ | sarve vyasanino mūrkhā yaḥ kriyāvān sa paṇḍitaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Those who merely read, those who teach, and even those who only deliberate upon the śāstras—such people, if they stop at words alone, are all addicted (to disputation and display) and are foolish. The truly learned person is the one who is devoted to right action—who actually performs the duties enjoined by the śāstra.”

Word by Word

पाठकाःreaders/students (of texts)

पाठकाःteachers/reciters (those who make others read)

एवindeed/just

येwho/those who

चand

अन्येothers

शास्त्रचिन्तकाःthinkers/ponderers on the scriptures

सर्वेall

व्यसनिनःaddicted/vicious

मूर्खाःfools

यःhe who

क्रियावान्active; one who acts (performs duties)

सःhe/that one

पण्डितःa learned man/wise person

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes