Shloka 6

Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)

Devanagari script

अत्याश्रमानयं सर्वनित्याहुर्वेदनिश्चया:

Transliteration

atyāśramāṇayaṁ sarvanityāhur vedaniścayāḥ

Translation

वेद-निश्चयात दृढ असलेले म्हणतात—हा नित्य-अभ्यासाचा असा अनुशासन आहे, जो मनुष्याला आश्रमधर्माच्या मार्गाने नेऊन आचरण स्थिर करतो.

Word by Word

• अति: excessively, beyond
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति

• आश्रमाणाम्: of the āśramas (stages/orders of life)
• आश्रमाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अयम्: this (one/this)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नित्यम्: always, constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• आहुः: they say, they have said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• वेद-निश्चयाः: those whose conviction is based on the Veda / Veda-deciders
• वेद-निश्चयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदनिश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nakula
• Veda
• Āśrama (stages of life)