Shloka 23

Devanagari script

राजपुत्र सुखं प्राप्य क्रतूंश्चैवाप्तदक्षिणान्‌ । अथ मोदिष्यसे स्वर्गे ब्रह्मभूतो5व्यय: सुखी

Transliteration

rājaputra sukhaṃ prāpya kratūṃś caivāptadakṣiṇān | atha modiṣyase svarge brahmabhūto 'vyayaḥ sukhī ||

Translation

ວະຍາສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ເຈົ້າຊາຍ, ເມື່ອເຈົ້າໄດ້ຮັບສຸກໃນໂລກ ແລະໄດ້ປະກອບພິທີຍັດ (ຍັດຍະ) ທີ່ມີການມອບທັກສິນາ (ຄ່າບູຊາແກ່ພຣາຫມະ) ຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງແລ້ວ, ເຈົ້າຈະຊື່ນບານໃນສະຫວັນ. ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ, ເມື່ອເຈົ້າກາຍເປັນໜຶ່ງກັບພຣະພຣະຫມັນ—ອະມະຕະ ແລະສະງົບ—ເຈົ້າຈະປະສົບອານັນອັນບໍ່ມີທີ່ສິ້ນສຸດ».

Word by Word

• राजपुत्र: O prince
• राजपुत्र: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सुखम्: happiness/pleasure
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• क्रतून्: sacrifices (yajñas)
• क्रतून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

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

• आप्तदक्षिणान्: endowed with due/adequate sacrificial fees
• आप्तदक्षिणान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्त-दक्षिण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अथ: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• मोदिष्यसे: you will rejoice/enjoy
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 2, Singular, Atmanepada

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ब्रह्मभूतः: having become Brahman / Brahman-like
• ब्रह्मभूतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म-भूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजकुमार: O prince
• राजकुमार: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजकुमार
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• rājaputra (the prince/addressee)
• svarga (heaven)
• Brahman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a graded spiritual trajectory: righteous enjoyment and duty in life, meritorious ritual action with proper giving (dakṣiṇā), attainment of heavenly reward, and finally transcendence of all rewards through realization of Brahman—imperishable, stable bliss beyond temporary pleasures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa addresses a prince and foretells his future: he will enjoy royal happiness, perform Vedic sacrifices with appropriate gifts, experience heavenly joy, and ultimately reach the highest state—becoming established in Brahman and tasting inexhaustible bliss.