Shloka 18

Ātma-saṃyama-dharma: One-pointedness of Mind and Senses (शुक–व्यास संवादः)

Devanagari script

कृतमित्येव तत्सरव॑ कृत्वा तिछेत पार्श्चत: । किंकर: सर्वकारी स्यात्‌ सर्वकर्मसु कोविद:,गुरुजी जो भी आज्ञा दें उसके लिये सदा यही उत्तर दे कि भगवन्‌! इसे अभी पूरा किया” और वह सब कार्य करके उनके पास आकर खड़ा जो जाय। "मेरे लिये क्या आज्ञा है?” ऐसा पूछते हुए एक आज्ञाकारी सेवककी भाँति गुरुका सारा कार्य करनेके लिये तैयार रहे और सभी कर्मोके सम्पादनमें कुशल हो

Transliteration

kṛtam ity eva tat sarvaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhet pārśvataḥ | kiṃkaraḥ sarvakārī syāt sarvakarmasu kovidaḥ ||

Translation

Setelah menyelesaikan setiap tugas yang diperintahkan, dia hendaklah kembali dan berdiri di sisi guru sambil berkata hanya, “Sudah selesai.” Seperti seorang pembantu yang taat, dia hendaklah sentiasa bersedia untuk arahan seterusnya—mampu melaksanakan segala kewajipan dan mahir dalam setiap jenis pekerjaan.

Word by Word

कृतम्done, completed

इतिthus (quotative)

एवindeed, just

तत्that (task/thing)

सर्वम्all, entirely

कृत्वाhaving done

तिष्ठेत्should stand/remain

पार्श्वतःat the side, nearby

किंकरःservant, attendant

सर्वकारीdoing all (tasks), all-doing

स्यात्should be

सर्वकर्मसुin all actions/works

कोविदःskilled, proficient

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyasa (speaker)

guru (teacher)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A disciple/attendant should practice disciplined service: complete tasks fully, report succinctly (“It is done”), stay near and ready for further instruction, and cultivate competence so that any duty can be performed well.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa describes the proper conduct of one serving a guru: after finishing all assigned work, the servant stands by the teacher, ready for the next command, embodying obedience, readiness, and skill in carrying out duties.