Shloka 10

Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

मुक्तश्नास्मि ततः पापैस्ततो दुःखविनाशन: । आह मां त्रिपुरघ्नो वै यशस्तेडग्रयं भविष्यति

Transliteration

muktaśnāsmī tataḥ pāpais tato duḥkhavināśanaḥ | āha māṃ tripuraghno vai yaśas te 'gryaṃ bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

ထို့နောက် ငါသည် အပြစ်မှ လွတ်မြောက်၍ လွတ်လပ်စွာ စားသောက်နိုင်သူ ဖြစ်လာပြီး ဒုက္ခကို ဖျက်ဆီးသူလည်း ဖြစ်လာ하였다။ တြိပုရဃ္န (ရှီဝ) သည် ငါ့အား မိန့်ကြားသည်— «သင်၏ ဂုဏ်သတင်းသည် အမြင့်ဆုံး ဖြစ်လိမ့်မည်»။

Word by Word

• मुक्तश्ना: one who has eaten after being freed (i.e., having taken the मुक्त-श्ना rite/meal)
• मुक्तश्ना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्तश्ना
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular

• ततः: from that; thence
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• पापैः: by/with sins
• पापैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• ततः: from that; thence
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• दुःखविनाशनः: destroyer of sorrow
• दुःखविनाशनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख-विनाशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आह: said
• आह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिपुरघ्नः: the slayer of Tripura (Śiva)
• त्रिपुरघ्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर-घ्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• यशः: fame
• यशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• अग्र्यम्: foremost, excellent
• अग्र्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future, 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Tripuraghna (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral and spiritual purification is portrayed as leading to inner freedom and the capacity to overcome suffering; divine approval (here, Śiva’s blessing) is linked to ethical transformation and results in enduring renown.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker reports a change of state—being freed from sins and becoming a remover of suffering—followed by a direct utterance from Tripuraghna (Śiva), who foretells that the addressee’s fame will become preeminent.