Shloka 54
Devanagari script
इत्यवेक्ष्य महाप्राज्ञ: कामानां फल्गुतां नृप । समाधाय मनो बुद्धया प्रत्यगृह्नाज्जरां सुतात्
Transliteration
ity avekṣya mahāprājñaḥ kāmānāṃ phalgutāṃ nṛpa | samādhāya mano buddhyā pratyagṛhṇāj jarāṃ sutāt ||
Translation
अशा प्रकारे विचार करून महाप्राज्ञ राजाने कामनांची पोकळता पाहिली. बुद्धीने मन स्थिर करून त्याने पुत्राकडून आपले वार्धक्य परत स्वीकारले.
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अवेक्ष्यhaving observed/considered
अवेक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ईक्ष्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
महाप्राज्ञःthe very wise (one)
महाप्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कामानाम्of desires/pleasures
कामानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
फल्गुताम्triviality/insignificance
फल्गुताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल्गुता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
समाधायhaving composed/fixed (placed together)
समाधाय:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-धा
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
मनःmind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बुद्ध्याwith (his) intellect
बुद्ध्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रत्यगृह्णात्accepted/received (back)
प्रत्यगृह्णात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ग्रह्
Formलङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, Third, Singular
जराम्old age
जराम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजरा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सुतात्from (his) son
सुतात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
nṛpa (the king)S
suta (the son)J
jarā (old age)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Sense-desires are ultimately hollow; true wisdom lies in steadying the mind through discernment and choosing long-term ethical and spiritual good over short-lived gratification.
After reflecting on the futility of pleasures, the king composes his mind and accepts old age from his son—an act that signals a deliberate turn toward renunciation and inner discipline.