Shloka 26

Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)

Devanagari script

षण्णामात्मनि बुद्धौ च जितायां प्रभवत्यथ । निर्दोषप्रतिभा होनं॑ कृत्स्ना समभिवर्तते

Transliteration

ṣaṇṇām ātmani buddhau ca jitāyāṃ prabhavaty atha | nirdoṣa-pratibhā hīnaṃ kṛtsnā samabhivartate ||

Translation

ಆತ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿರುವ—ಆರು ತತ್ತ್ವಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ—ಬುದ್ಧಿಯೂ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಜಯಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಾಗ, ಸಮಸ್ತ ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಗಳು ಉದ್ಭವಿಸುತ್ತವೆ; ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಯೋಗಿಗೆ ನಿರ್ದೋಷ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ, ಅಂದರೆ ವಿಶುದ್ಧ ತತ್ತ್ವಜ್ಞಾನ, ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• षण्णाम्: of six
• षण्णाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• आत्मनि: in the self
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• बुद्धौ: in the intellect
• बुद्धौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• जितायाम्: when (it) is conquered
• जितायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), used in locative absolute

• प्रभवति: arises / comes to be / becomes possible
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-भू
• Form: Present, Indicative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• निर्दोषप्रतिभा: faultless insight
• निर्दोषप्रतिभा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्दोष-प्रतिभा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• होना: to be (Hindi; not part of the Sanskrit verse)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Non-Sanskrit intrusion (Hindi 'होना'); expected Sanskrit verb would be e.g. 'भवति' or similar.

• कृत्स्ना: entire / complete
• कृत्स्ना: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• समभिवर्तते: fully comes about / accrues / is attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अभि-वृत्
• Form: Present, Indicative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• buddhi
• ātman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Mastery over buddhi (the discriminative intellect) rooted in the Self leads to two results: (1) the arising of complete ‘aiśvarya’ (spiritual excellences/attainments), and (2) the manifestation of nirdoṣa-pratibhā—faultless, purified insight that knows reality without distortion.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa continues a didactic exposition on inner discipline: he states that when the yogin conquers the intellect associated with the fundamental principles, higher attainments and pure, error-free understanding naturally unfold.