Shloka 11

Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच यदेतदुक्तं भवता वेदशास्त्रनिदर्शनम्‌ एवमेतद्‌ यथा चैततन्निगृह्लाति तथा भवान्‌

Transliteration

Vasiṣṭha uvāca: yad etad uktaṃ bhavatā vedaśāstra-nidarśanam; evam etad yathā caitat tan nigṛhṇāti tathā bhavān.

Translation

ವಸಿಷ್ಠನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ರಾಜನೇ! ವೇದ ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳ ದೃಷ್ಟಾಂತಗಳನ್ನು ಆಧರಿಸಿ ನೀವು ಹೇಳಿದುದು ನಿಜವೇ. ನೀವು ಹೇಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿದ್ದೀರೋ ವಿಷಯ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಇದೆ; ಮತ್ತು ಈ ತತ್ತ್ವವು ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವಂತೆ, ನೀವೂ ಅದನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುತ್ತೀರಿ.

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उक्तम्: said, spoken
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वेदशास्त्रनिदर्शनम्: an illustration/example from the Vedas and śāstras
• वेदशास्त्रनिदर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-शास्त्र-निदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus, so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एतत्: this (is so)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निगृह्णाति: restrains, checks, controls
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, नि

• तथा: so, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• King (Rājan)
• Veda
• Śāstra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Scriptural reasoning (Veda and śāstra) is affirmed as valid guidance, and the ethical emphasis is on nigraha—restraint or self-control—as a hallmark of right understanding and disciplined conduct, especially for a ruler.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha responds to a king, endorsing the king’s prior statement that was supported with Vedic and śāstric examples, and he praises the king’s capacity to apply that understanding through restraint and governance.