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Shloka 44

नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः

Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva

त्यज धर्ममधर्म च उभे सत्यानृते त्यज । उभे सत्यानृते त्यक्त्वा येन त्यजसि तं॑ त्यज

tyaja dharmam adharmaṃ ca ubhe satyānṛte tyaja | ubhe satyānṛte tyaktvā yena tyajasi taṃ tyaja ||

ധർമ്മവും അധർമ്മവും—ഇരണ്ടും ഉപേക്ഷിക്ക; സത്യവും അസത്യവും—ഇരണ്ടും ഉപേക്ഷിക്ക. സത്യ-അസത്യ ഇരണ്ടും ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച ശേഷം, ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് അവകാശപ്പെടുന്ന ആ ‘ഞാൻ’ (അഹങ്കാരം) തന്നെയും ഉപേക്ഷിക്ക.

त्यजabandon (you should abandon)
त्यज:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormLoṭ, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मम्dharma, righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अधर्मम्adharma, unrighteousness
अधर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
सत्यानृतेtruth and untruth
सत्यानृते:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य + अनृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
त्यजabandon
त्यज:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormLoṭ, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
सत्यानृतेtruth and untruth
सत्यानृते:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य + अनृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned
त्यक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Active
येनby which/with which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
त्यजसिyou abandon
त्यजसि:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormLaṭ, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
तम्that (one/thing)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
त्यजabandon (that too)
त्यज:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
FormLoṭ, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada

Educational Q&A

The verse points to a higher renunciation beyond moral dualities: one should transcend attachment to categories like dharma/adharma and satya/anṛta, and finally relinquish the subtle ego that takes pride in ‘my renunciation’—a move toward liberation through non-attachment and self-knowledge.

In the Śānti Parva’s liberation-oriented discourse, Nārada delivers a concise instruction on detachment: he urges the listener to go beyond opposites and even beyond the sense of being the agent of renunciation, aligning the teaching with mokṣa-centered reflection rather than social or ritual duty alone.