Shloka 46
Narrative of the Śūdra’s Renunciation of Greed
with the Tulādhāra Greatness Prelude
त्वया त्यक्तं यतस्तात नास्ति भाग्यमकंटकम् । ऐश्वर्यमतुलं शौर्यं शीर्यते भावुकं पुनः
tvayā tyaktaṃ yatastāta nāsti bhāgyamakaṃṭakam | aiśvaryamatulaṃ śauryaṃ śīryate bhāvukaṃ punaḥ
それを捨てたゆえに、愛しき者よ、棘なき幸い（患いなき福）はない。比類なき威勢と勇猛でさえ、情に溺れ衝動に走る者には、ふたたび衰えゆく。
Uncertain (context not provided for Adhyaya 53 dialogue frame)
Concept: Worldly fortune is inherently mixed with suffering; impulsive sentimentality erodes even power and heroism.
Application: Make decisions with steadiness (dhairya) rather than reactive emotion; treat success as fragile and use it for dharma and devotion, not self-indulgence.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft wind through leaves","distant conch","brief bell at cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नास्ति = न + अस्ति; भाग्यमकण्टकम् = भाग्यम् + अकण्टकम्; ऐश्वर्यमतुलम् = ऐश्वर्यम् + अतुलम्.
FAQs
It warns that prosperity and even great strength are unstable when one abandons steadiness and becomes driven by emotion or impulse; true “thornless” fortune requires restraint and discernment.
It suggests fortune without hidden troubles; the verse implies such trouble-free luck is rare or absent once one has “given up” the right support (steadfastness, duty, or wise conduct).
Not explicitly in this shloka: no deity is named. The tone is more niti (ethical counsel) than devotional theology, though the broader chapter context could connect it to a narrative involving divine or sage instruction.