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Shloka 6

धन-यज्ञ-दानविवेकः

Wealth, Sacrifice, and Disciplined Giving

कर्मनिष्ठां श्न बुद्धयेथास्तपोनिष्ठां श्व पार्थिव । वैखानसानां कौन्तेय वचन श्रूयते यथा,राजन! तुम्हें मालूम होना चाहिये कि ऋषियोंमें कुछ लोग कर्मनिष्ठ और तपोनिष्ठ भी होते हैं। कुन्तीनन्दन! वैखानस महात्माओंका वचन इस प्रकार सुननेमें आता है--

karmanīṣṭhāṃ ca buddhyethās tapo-nīṣṭhāṃ ca pārthiva | vaikhānasānāṃ kaunteya vacanaṃ śrūyate yathā ||

王よ、知るべきである。仙賢の中には、カルマ――祭式の行為――に堅く住する者もいれば、タパス――苦行・修行――に堅く住する者もいる。クンティーの子よ、ヴァイカーナサ(Vaikhānasa)の聖仙の言葉はこのように伝え聞かれる――ここに、宗教的生の正しい志向を示す権威ある教誡が始まる。

कर्मनिष्ठान्those devoted to action
कर्मनिष्ठान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्मनिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
बुद्धयेथाःyou should understand/know
बुद्धयेथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
तपोनिष्ठान्those devoted to austerity
तपोनिष्ठान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतपोनिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पार्थिवO king
पार्थिव:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वैखानसानाम्of the Vaikhānasas
वैखानसानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवैखानस
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कौन्तेयO son of Kuntī
कौन्तेय:
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वचनम्statement/teaching
वचनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
श्रूयतेis heard/is said
श्रूयते:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive
यथाas/thus
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

देवस्थान उवाच

D
Devāsthāna (speaker)
P
Pārthiva (the king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira by context)
K
Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira)
V
Vaikhānasa sages

Educational Q&A

The verse distinguishes two legitimate orientations among ṛṣis: commitment to dharma through prescribed action (karmanīṣṭhā) and commitment through austerity and renunciation (tapo-nīṣṭhā), presenting both as recognized, tradition-backed modes of righteous life.

Devāsthāna addresses the king (Kaunteya/Yudhiṣṭhira), introducing a traditional Vaikhānasa teaching. The speaker frames the discussion by noting that sages follow different disciplines, preparing the listener for an authoritative exposition that follows.