Shloka 18
Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna
Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties
Devanagari script
एवमेव कृतप्रज्ञो न दोषैरविंषयां श्वरन् । असज्जमान: सर्वेषु कथंचन न लिप्यते
Transliteration
evam eva kṛtaprajño na doṣair aviṣayāṁś caran | asajjamānaḥ sarveṣu kathaṁcana na lipyate ||
Translation
तसाच सिद्ध व शुद्ध प्रज्ञा असलेला पुरुष विषयांत वावरला तरी—आसक्त न होता—कशाही प्रकारे दोषांनी लिप्त होत नाही.
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कृतप्रज्ञःone whose wisdom is firm/settled
कृतप्रज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतप्रज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दोषैःby/with faults
दोषैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदोष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अविषयान्non-objects (not as objects of attachment)
अविषयान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअविषय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
श्चरन्moving about; engaging in; practicing
श्चरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
असज्जमानःnot clinging; not becoming attached
असज्जमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअसज्जमान
Formशानच् (present middle participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वेषुin all (things/beings)
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
कथंचनin any way; at all
कथंचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचन
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
लिप्यतेis tainted; is smeared; gets stained
लिप्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootलिप्
FormLat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/Reflexive (karmani usage)
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyasaW
wife (strī)S
son (putra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Steady wisdom is shown by engaging with life without clinging: when one remains unattached, the defects of sense-enjoyments and relationships do not stain the mind.
Vyāsa states a general ethical principle in the Śānti Parva’s instruction: the truly wise person can move among worldly objects and relations while remaining inwardly free, and therefore remains undefiled.