Shloka 45

सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः

Devanagari script

प्राणिनाम् उपकाराय यद् एवेह परत्र च कर्मणा मनसा वाचा तद् एव मतिमान् भजेत्

Transliteration

prāṇinām upakārāya yad eveha paratra ca karmaṇā manasā vācā tad eva matimān bhajet

Translation

အသက်ရှိသတ္တဝါတို့၏ အကျိုးအတွက်—ဤလောက၌လည်း၊ နောက်လောက၌လည်း—တကယ်တမ်း အကျိုးပြုသောအရာကို ပညာရှိသည် လုပ်ရပ်၊ စိတ်နှင့် စကားဖြင့်သာ အားထုတ်လိုက်နာသင့်သည်။

Word by Word

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• उपकाराय: for the benefit/help
• उपकाराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (purpose/for the benefit)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Modifier (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• परत्र: hereafter/in the next world
• परत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the other world/afterwards)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• कर्मणा: by action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• मनसा: by mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• वाचा: by speech
• वाचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Modifier (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• मतिमान्: the intelligent person
• मतिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता; गुणवाचक-नाम (one possessing intelligence)

• भजेत्: should practice/embrace
• भजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; should practice/choose

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

FAQs

What is the significance of welfare of all beings in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse defines a core measure of dharma: actions that benefit living beings and yield good both in this world and beyond, making compassion and social good a spiritual criterion.

How does Sage Parāśara explain right conduct through body, mind, and speech?

He frames dharma as integrated discipline—what one does (karma), intends (manas), and speaks (vāc)—so virtue is not merely ritual but consistent ethical alignment.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching supports Vaishnava dharma: living in ways that uphold cosmic order and the well-being of beings aligns the devotee with Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty.