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Shloka 23

कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः

Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature

न हृष्यत्यर्थलाभेषु नालाभे तु व्यथत्यपि । स्थिरबुद्धिरसक्तात्मा तस्मातू्‌ सर्वत्र पूजित:,वे धनका लाभ होनेसे प्रसन्न नहीं होते और उसके न मिलनेसे उन्हें दुःख भी नहीं होता है। उनकी बुद्धि स्थिर और मन आसक्तिरहित है; इसीलिये वे सर्वत्र पूजित हुए हैं

na hṛṣyaty artha-lābheṣu nālābhe tu vyathaty api | sthira-buddhir asaktātmā tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ||

ധനലാഭം വന്നാൽ അവൻ ഹർഷിക്കുന്നില്ല; ലാഭമില്ലെങ്കിലും വ്യഥപ്പെടുന്നില്ല. അവന്റെ ബുദ്ധി സ്ഥിരം, അന്തഃകരണം ആസക്തിരഹിതം; അതുകൊണ്ട് സർവത്ര പൂജിതൻ.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हृष्यतिrejoices
हृष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootहृष्
FormLat, present, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
अर्थ-लाभेषुin gains of wealth/objects
अर्थ-लाभेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थलाभ
Formmasculine, locative, plural
nor/not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अलाभेin non-attainment/lack of gain
अलाभे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअलाभ
Formmasculine, locative, singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
व्यथतिis distressed
व्यथति:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यथ्
FormLat, present, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
स्थिर-बुद्धिःone of steady intellect
स्थिर-बुद्धिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिरबुद्धि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
असक्त-आत्माone whose self/mind is unattached
असक्त-आत्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअसक्तात्मन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तस्मात्therefore/from that reason
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
सर्वत्रeverywhere
सर्वत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वत्र
पूजितःhonored/worshipped
पूजितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूजित
Formmasculine, nominative, singular, past passive participle, पूज्

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu-deva

Educational Q&A

True steadiness is shown by remaining even-minded in profit and loss. One who neither exults at gain nor grieves at non-gain, and whose mind is unattached, becomes worthy of respect everywhere.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Vāyu-deva speaks a didactic verse praising the qualities of a disciplined, detached person—using the contrast of gain versus non-gain to define inner stability and the social reverence it naturally attracts.