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Shloka 22

Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga

Non-attachment

धर्मेण वेदाध्ययनं वेदान्तानां तथैव च । ज्ञानार्थानां च जिज्ञासा श्रेय एतदसंशयम्‌

nāradā uvāca | dharmeṇa vedādhyayanaṃ vedāntānāṃ tathaiva ca | jñānārthānāṃ ca jijñāsā śreya etad asaṃśayam ||

នារ​ទៈ បាន​មាន​ពាក្យ​ថា៖ ការសិក្សាវេទៈ​ដោយមាន​ចិត្តស្មោះត្រង់​ក្នុង​ធម៌ និង​ការសិក្សាវេដាន្ត​ដូចគ្នា ហើយរក្សា​ការ​សួរស្រាវជ្រាវ​ដ៏ស្មោះស្ម័គ្រ​ចំពោះ​អត្ថន័យ​ដែល​នាំ​ទៅ​កាន់​ចំណេះដឹង​ពិត—នេះ​ឥតសង្ស័យ​ជា​មធ្យោបាយ​ទៅ​កាន់​គុណប្រយោជន៍​ខ្ពស់​បំផុត។

धर्मेणby/through dharma (righteous means)
धर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वेदाध्ययनम्study of the Veda
वेदाध्ययनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेद-अध्ययन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वेदान्तानाम्of the Vedāntas / Upaniṣads
वेदान्तानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवेदान्त
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तथाthus; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ज्ञानार्थानाम्of the aims/purposes of knowledge
ज्ञानार्थानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान-अर्थ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जिज्ञासाinquiry; desire to know
जिज्ञासा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजिज्ञासा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
श्रेयःthe good; welfare; highest good
श्रेयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
असंशयम्undoubtedly; without doubt
असंशयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअसंशयम्

नारद उवाच

N
Narada
V
Veda
V
Vedanta

Educational Q&A

Ethical living (dharma) should be the foundation for scriptural study; along with Vedic and Vedāntic learning, one must maintain sincere inquiry into knowledge. Such dharma-grounded study and inquiry is declared a sure means to śreyas—true and lasting welfare.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-focused setting, the sage Nārada speaks as a teacher, emphasizing the proper orientation of learning: not mere recitation, but study undertaken righteously and aimed at understanding, culminating in liberating knowledge.