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Shloka 13

अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः

Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption

गतिमन्तकश्न तेनेष्टवा नानन्‍्ये नित्या भवत्न्युत | नित्येडस्मिन्‌ पञ्चके वर्गे नित्ये चात्मनि पूरुष:

vaiśampāyana uvāca | gatim antakaś ca tena iṣṭvā nānanye nityā bhavanty uta | nitye ’smin pañcake varge nitye cātmani pūruṣaḥ |

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଯଜ୍ଞ କରି ଦେବତାମାନଙ୍କ ଆରାଧନା କଲେ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନେ ଲୋକାନ୍ତରକୁ ଯିବାର ଶକ୍ତି ପାଆନ୍ତି; ଯେମାନେ ଯଜ୍ଞ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ, ସେମାନେ ସେପରି ଗତି ପାଆନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ଏହି ପଞ୍ଚଭୌତିକ ସମୁଦାୟ ପ୍ରବାହରୂପେ ନିତ୍ୟ, ଏବଂ ପୁରୁଷ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଥିବା ଆତ୍ମା ମଧ୍ୟ ନିତ୍ୟ। ତେଣୁ ଯେ ଅନେକ ପ୍ରକାର ଦେହସହ ସଂଯୋଗ—ଯାହାଙ୍କ ଜନ୍ମ ଓ ନାଶ ଦେଖାଯାଏ—ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆତ୍ମାର ମଧ୍ୟ ଜନ୍ମ-ନାଶ ଭାବେ, ତାହାର ବୁଦ୍ଧି ବ୍ୟର୍ଥ। ଏବଂ ବିୟୋଗ ହେଲେ ଯେ ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ ଶୋକ କରେ, ସେ ମୋ ମତରେ ଶିଶୁ ମାତ୍ର।

गतिमन्तःendowed with the power of going (to other worlds)
गतिमन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगतिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कश्चनsomeone/anyone
कश्चन:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby that/thereby
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
इष्ट्वाhaving sacrificed/worshipped
इष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नित्याःeternal/always (as a class)
नित्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भवन्तिbecome/are
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Plural
उतand/also (emphatic)
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
नित्यःeternal
नित्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इदंthis
इदं:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
पञ्चकेin the group of five
पञ्चके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चक
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वर्गेin the class/aggregate
वर्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नित्येin the eternal (one)
नित्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आत्मनिin the self
आत्मनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पूरुषःa man/person
पूरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
yajña (sacrifice)
P
pañcabhūta (five elements)
Ā
ātman (Self)

Educational Q&A

Ritual action (yajña) is presented as a means to attain higher courses of existence, but the deeper ethical-philosophical point is discernment: the body and elemental aggregate undergo change, while the Self is not truly born or destroyed; therefore excessive grief over separation arises from immature understanding.

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a reflective instruction is given in the Ashramavāsika context: it contrasts those who perform yajñas with those who do not, then turns to a consolatory teaching about the enduring Self and the folly of thinking the Self perishes with the body, thereby criticizing extreme mourning.