Shloka 38

अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश

Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort

Devanagari script

एवमेव पृथग दृष्टवा धर्मार्थोी काममेव च

Transliteration

evam eva pṛthag dṛṣṭvā dharmārthau kāmam eva ca

Translation

ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ ಧರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಥ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಕಾಮವನ್ನೂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿ (ಅವುಗಳ ಗುರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿತಿಯನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एव: indeed, just, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पृथक्: separately, distinctly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अर्थम्: artha, wealth/aim
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कामम्: kāma, desire/pleasure
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• धर्म (Dharma)
• अर्थ (Artha)
• काम (Kāma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes discernment: dharma (ethical duty), artha (worldly welfare), and kāma (desire/pleasure) should be understood as distinct aims, each with its own scope, so that one does not let desire or gain override righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the narration by framing a reflective point: the listener is urged to view the human goals—dharma, artha, and kāma—separately and clearly, as part of the ongoing moral discussion in the Vana Parva.