Shloka 6
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
Devanagari script
अत्याश्रमानयं सर्वनित्याहुर्वेदनिश्चया:
Transliteration
atyāśramāṇayaṁ sarvanityāhur vedaniścayāḥ
Translation
ವೇದನಿಶ್ಚಯದಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಢರಾದವರು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ—ಇದು ನಿತ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸರೂಪವಾದ ಶಿಸ್ತು; ಇದು ಮನುಷ್ಯನನ್ನು ಆಶ್ರಮಧರ್ಮದ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಸಿ ಆಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಿರಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
Word by Word
अतिexcessively, beyond
अति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति
आश्रमाणाम्of the āśramas (stages/orders of life)
आश्रमाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अयम्this (one/this)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नित्यम्always, constantly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
आहुःthey say, they have said
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural
वेद-निश्चयाःthose whose conviction is based on the Veda / Veda-deciders
वेद-निश्चयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेदनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
नकुल उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NakulaV
VedaĀ
Āśrama (stages of life)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse appeals to Vedic authority to emphasize that right conduct is sustained by constant practice and by alignment with the āśrama-based framework of dharma (ordered disciplines/stages of life).
Nakula is speaking within the Shanti Parva’s dharma-discourse, citing what Veda-grounded authorities say to support a point about disciplined, continual observance of life-ordering duties.