Shloka 17
Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda
Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity
Devanagari script
मुच्यते किल्बिषाच्चैव न स पापेन लिप्यते । धर्म च लभते नित्यं प्रेत्य लोकगतो नर:
Transliteration
mucyate kilbiṣāc caiva na sa pāpena lipyate | dharmaṃ ca labhate nityaṃ pretya lokagato naraḥ ||
Translation
Bhishma bersabda: Seseorang dibebaskan daripada dosa, dan selepas itu tidak lagi ternoda oleh kejahatan. Dia sentiasa memperoleh serta mengamalkan dharma; dan setelah mati, dia mencapai alam yang lebih tinggi.
Word by Word
{'mucyate''is freed, is released', 'kila': 'indeed, it is said (emphatic/quotative particle)', 'kilbiṣa': 'sin, moral fault, demerit', 'caiva': 'and indeed', 'na': 'not', 'pāpena': 'by sin
{'mucyate':
with wrongdoing (instrumental)', 'lipyate''is smeared/stained
with wrongdoing (instrumental)', 'lipyate':
is tainted', 'dharmaṃ''dharma
is tainted', 'dharmaṃ':
righteous duty, moral law', 'labhate''obtains, gains', 'nityam': 'always, continually
righteous duty, moral law', 'labhate':
regularly', 'pretya''having died
regularly', 'pretya':
after death', 'loka-gataḥ''gone to a world
after death', 'loka-gataḥ':
having attained a (post-mortem) realm', 'naraḥ''man, person'}
having attained a (post-mortem) realm', 'naraḥ':
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