Shloka 50

Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant

Devanagari script

नद्देष्यो न प्रिय: कश्रिन्न बन्धुर्न रिपुस्तथा । न जरामरणे तत्र न पुण्यं न च पातकम्‌

Transliteration

na dveṣyo na priyaḥ kaścin na bandhur na ripus tathā | na jarāmaraṇe tatra na puṇyaṃ na ca pātakam ||

Translation

ଗୌତମ କହିଲେ—ସେଠାରେ କେହି ଦ୍ୱେଷର ପାତ୍ର ନୁହେଁ, କାହା ପ୍ରତି ବିଶେଷ ପ୍ରୀତି ମଧ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ; ସେଠାରେ ନ ବନ୍ଧୁ ଅଛି, ନ ଶତ୍ରୁ। ସେ ଲୋକରେ ନ ଜରା, ନ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ; ନ ପୁଣ୍ୟ, ନ ପାପ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• द्वेष्यः: one to be hated; hateful person
• द्वेष्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वेष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रियः: dear; beloved
• प्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कश्चित्: anyone; someone
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• बन्धुः: kinsman; relative
• बन्धुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• रिपुः: enemy
• रिपुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• जरामरणे: in old age and death
• जरामरणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरामरण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Dual

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पुण्यम्: merit; virtue
• पुण्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पातकम्: sin; demerit
• पातकम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gautama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse describes a transcendent realm where dualities (hate/affection, friend/enemy) and the ordinary karmic ledger (merit/sin) no longer operate, pointing toward liberation beyond worldly conditioning.

What is happening in the narrative?

Gautama is characterizing an exalted state/realm (understood in context as Brahmaloka or a liberation-oriented condition) by negating the features of embodied life—aging, death, and relational oppositions—thereby elevating the listener’s aim from worldly concerns to spiritual release.