Shloka 22

Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga

Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

धर्माधारा धर्मसुखा: कृत्स्नव्यवसितास्तथा

Transliteration

dharmādhārā dharmasukhāḥ kṛtsnavyavasitās tathā

Translation

Chūlādhāra berkata: “Mereka berakar pada dharma, kebahagiaan mereka pun terletak pada dharma; dan mereka sepenuhnya bertekad serta teguh pada jalan yang telah mereka pilih.”

Word by Word

• धर्माधाराः: having dharma as support; supported by dharma
• धर्माधाराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्माधार (धर्म + आधार)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धर्मसुखाः: finding happiness in dharma; whose pleasure is dharma
• धर्मसुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मसुख (धर्म + सुख)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृत्स्नव्यवसिताः: fully resolved; completely determined
• कृत्स्नव्यवसिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्नव्यवसित (कृत्स्न + व्यवसित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: thus; likewise; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

चुलाधार उवाच

Characters & Entities

• चुलाधार (Chūlādhāra)
• धर्म (dharma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True stability and joy come from making dharma one’s foundation: when one’s values are rooted in righteousness, happiness follows from ethical living, and one becomes unwavering in right resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Chūlādhāra characterizes exemplary people as those who rely on dharma, delight in dharma, and remain fully determined in their righteous commitments.