Shloka 226

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda

Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort

Devanagari script

ते सम योगे पर मूलं तन्मूला सिद्धिरुच्यते । प्रतिदिन सबेरे उठ-उठकर वृद्धजनोंद्वारा सम्मानित पुरुषोंसे अपने हितकी बात पूछनी चाहिये; क्योंकि वे अप्राप्तकी प्राप्ति करानेवाले उपायके मुख्य हेतु हैं। उनका बताया हुआ वह उपाय ही सिद्धिका मूल कारण कहा जाता है

Transliteration

te samayoge paramūlaṃ tanmūlā siddhir ucyate |

Translation

クリパは言った。「その正しい行いの鍛錬のうちに、最高の根本がある。成功とは、その根本を土台として成り立つと言われる。ゆえに人は日々早朝に起き、敬意をもって尊ぶべき長老たちに、何が真に益となるかを問うべきである。彼らこそ、未だ得ぬものを得させる方途の主要な因である。彼らが教えるその方法こそ、成就の根本原因と呼ばれる。」

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'te', 'definition': 'those

• that (referring to the means/principle just mentioned)'}, {'term': 'samayoga', 'definition': 'proper application/discipline

• fitting practice (of means)'}, {'term': 'paramūla', 'definition': 'the highest root

• supreme foundation'}, {'term': 'mūla', 'definition': 'root

• foundational cause'}, {'term': 'siddhi', 'definition': 'accomplishment

• attainment'}, {'term': 'ucyate', 'definition': 'is said

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Success (siddhi) rests on a fundamental root: disciplined right practice and humble consultation with venerable elders. Their guidance provides the key means to obtain what one has not yet attained.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sauptika Parva context, Kṛpa speaks as a senior warrior-counsellor, emphasizing that wise, respectful inquiry from elders and adherence to proper method are the true foundations of effective action and achievement.