Shloka 18

अध्याय १३२ — कर्मणा मनसा वाचा: स्वर्गमार्गः तथा आयुर्विपाकः

Adhyāya 132 — The path to heaven through deed, mind, and speech; karmic results for lifespan

Devanagari script

न यस्य हृदयं शुद्ध॑ नरक स ध्रुवं ब्रजेत्‌ । तुल्य॑ यज्ञश्न॒ सत्यं च हृदयस्य च शुद्धता

Transliteration

na yasya hṛdayaṁ śuddhaṁ narakaṁ sa dhruvaṁ vrajet | tulyaṁ yajñaś ca satyaṁ ca hṛdayasya ca śuddhatā ||

Translation

ທ່ານ ທໍາມະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຜູ້ໃດທີ່ໃຈບໍ່ບໍລິສຸດ ຍ່ອມໄປນະລົກແນ່ນອນ. ການບູຊາ, ຄວາມຈິງ, ແລະ ຄວາມບໍລິສຸດໃນໃຈ ມີຄ່າເທົ່າກັນ; ແຕ່ຄວາມບໍລິສຸດໃນໃຈແມ່ນມາດຕະຖານສູງສຸດແຫ່ງຄວາມຊອບທໍາຂອງຄົນ.»

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शुद्धम्: pure
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नरकम्: hell
• नरकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव

• ब्रजेत्: would go
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तुल्यम्: equal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञश्च: sacrifice (and)
• यज्ञश्च: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• हृदयस्य: of the heart
• हृदयस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• शुद्धता: purity
• शुद्धता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धौग्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhāumya
• Naraka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ritual merit and even truth-speaking do not bear full fruit without inner purification; an impure heart leads to downfall, while purity of heart is presented as the decisive ethical standard.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused discourse, Dhāumya delivers a moral admonition: external religious acts (yajña) are not sufficient if one’s inner disposition remains tainted; he ranks inner purity alongside sacrifice and truth, emphasizing its supremacy in practice.