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Shloka 36

अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्

Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed

छिद्राणि विवृतान्येव साधूनां चावृणोति यः । यः पाप॑ पुरुष: कृत्वा कल्याणमभिपलद्यते

chidrāṇi vivṛtānyeva sādhūnām cāvṛṇoti yaḥ | yaḥ pāpa-puruṣaḥ kṛtvā kalyāṇam abhipadyate ||

ശൗനകൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സജ്ജനരുടെ തുറന്നുകാണുന്ന പിഴവുകൾ മറയ്ക്കുന്നവനും, പാപം ചെയ്ത് പിന്നെ അതിൽ നിന്ന് വിരമിച്ച് കല്യാണകരമായ കര്‍മ്മത്തിലേക്ക് കടക്കുന്നവനും—ഇരുവരും പാപരഹിതരാകുന്നു।

छिद्राणिfaults/holes
छिद्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootछिद्र
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
विवृतानिopened, exposed
विवृतानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-वृत (वि√वृ/वृञ्, 'to open')
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
साधूनाम्of the good/virtuous people
साधूनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आवृणोतिcovers, conceals
आवृणोति:
TypeVerb
Rootआ√वृ (वृणोति)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पापःsinful
पापः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपाप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःa man/person
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Active
कल्याणम्goodness/auspicious conduct
कल्याणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकल्याण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अभिपद्यतेresorts to, undertakes
अभिपद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि√पद्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

शौनक उवाच

शौनक (Śaunaka)
साधु (the virtuous/good people)

Educational Q&A

Two actions are presented as purifying: (1) shielding the openly visible faults of virtuous people—protecting them from needless blame—and (2) genuine reform, where a person who has sinned abandons wrongdoing and commits to wholesome conduct. Both lead to freedom from sin.

Śaunaka states an ethical maxim within the Shānti Parva’s instruction on dharma: he highlights the merit of charitable discretion toward the good and the redemptive possibility of turning from sin to righteous action.