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Shloka 14

शकुनि (हिरण्मय-पक्षी) उपदेशः — Vighasāśin and the Difficulty of Gārhasthya

आम्नायदृढवादीनि तथा सिद्धिरिहेष्यते । मासार्धभासा ऋतव आदित्यशशितारकम्‌

āmnāya-dṛḍha-vādīni tathā siddhir iha eṣyate | māsārdha-bhāsā ṛtava āditya-śaśi-tārakam ||

アルジュナは言った。「聖なる伝承(āmnāya)によって堅く定められた行いこそ、この世において望む成就を得る手段である。祭式の秩序は、月と半月、季節といった時の区分、また太陽・月・星々の運行によって標し定められている。ブラーフマナにとって、ヴェーダの祭儀は天界へ導く優れた道として讃えられ、賢者たちは、あらゆる祭儀の行為はヴェーダのマントラによって完成し効力を得るのだと説く。ヴェーダがこれらの義務を確実に示すゆえ、正しく行えばこの生においても求める果をもたらす。ゆえに衆生は、可能な限り、これらの時間の尺度により規定された祭を成し遂げようと努める。このような祭の遂行が『カルマ(業)』と呼ばれ、これらを行う家住期(gṛhastha-āśrama)は成就の功徳の場であり、諸アーシュラマのうち最も偉大とみなされる。」

आम्नाय-दृढ-वादीनिhaving firm assertions based on tradition (Vedic transmission)
आम्नाय-दृढ-वादीनि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआम्नाय-दृढ-वादिन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
सिद्धिःsuccess, accomplishment
सिद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इहhere (in this world/this context)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
इष्यतेis desired / is sought
इष्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
मास-अर्ध-भासाःhalf-months (fortnights)
मास-अर्ध-भासाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमास-अर्ध-भास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऋतवःseasons
ऋतवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
आदित्य-शशि-तारकम्the sun, moon, and stars (as a set)
आदित्य-शशि-तारकम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य-शशि-तारक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
V
Veda
B
Brahmins
S
sages (munis)
S
Sun (Āditya)
M
Moon (Śaśin)
S
stars (Tārakāḥ)
S
Svarga (heaven)
Y
yajña (sacrifice)
M
mantra

Educational Q&A

That Vedic duties grounded in authoritative tradition (āmnāya) and empowered by mantras are reliable means to attain desired results—both worldly accomplishment (iha-siddhi) and heavenly merit—especially through the sacrificial responsibilities of the householder stage.

Arjuna speaks in the Śānti Parva context, presenting a view that emphasizes the certainty and efficacy of Vedic ritual action: sacrifices are structured by cosmic time (months, fortnights, seasons, sun, moon, stars), and the gṛhastha-āśrama is upheld as the principal arena where such karma is performed and bears fruit.