Shloka 9
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
Devanagari script
अयं हि दुरनुछ्ठेयो मोक्षधर्म: सनातन:
Transliteration
ayaṃ hi duranuchṭheyo mokṣadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
Translation
ジャナメージャヤは言った。「この永遠の解脱の法（モークシャ・ダルマ）は、まことに修し行い、成し遂げることが難しい。」
Word by Word
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
दुरनुष्ठेयःdifficult to practise/perform
दुरनुष्ठेयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुरनुष्ठेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मोक्षधर्मःthe dharma (path/discipline) of liberation
मोक्षधर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्षधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सनातनःeternal
सनातनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
जनमेजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
J
JanamejayaM
mokṣa-dharmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that mokṣa-dharma—the ethical and spiritual discipline aimed at liberation—is perennial yet challenging to put into practice, implying the need for sustained effort, restraint, and clarity of purpose.
Janamejaya responds within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation, remarking that the teaching being discussed—mokṣa-dharma—is not easy to undertake, setting up further explanation or guidance from the teacher in the dialogue.