Shloka 26

कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः

Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority

Devanagari script

एवमेवायमाचार: प्रादुर्भूतोी यतस्ततः । सहायवान द्रव्यवान्‌ यः सुभगो5थपरस्तथा

Transliteration

evam evāyam ācāraḥ prādurbhūto yatas tataḥ | sahāyavān dravyavān yaḥ subhago ’tha-paraḥ tathā ||

Translation

Demikianlah, tatacara ini—yang berwujud pemberian ketakutan lenyap (abhaya-dāna)—telah muncul dengan cara ini, daripada apa jua keadaan yang melahirkannya. Sesiapa yang mengamalkannya menjadi orang yang mempunyai sokongan dan sekutu, memiliki sumber dan harta, bertuah, serta dipandang unggul dalam kalangan manusia.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आचारः: conduct, practice, custom
• आचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रादुर्भूतः: manifested, arose
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर्भू (भू धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• यतः: from where, whence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः

• ततः: from there, thence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सहायवान्: having helpers, supported
• सहायवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहायवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रव्यवान्: wealthy, possessing resources
• द्रव्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रव्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुभगः: fortunate, auspicious
• सुभगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: and then, moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• परः: excellent, superior
• परः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

तुलाधार उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Tulādhāra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises abhaya-dāna—giving fearlessness, i.e., not causing fear or harm and offering protection—as a practical ethical discipline. One who lives by it gains social support, material stability, good fortune, and a reputation for excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Tulādhāra continues his instruction on dharma, explaining how a particular moral practice (here, the conduct characterized as granting fearlessness) becomes established and what benefits accrue to the person who embodies it.