Shloka 10

Sāttvika-vṛtta-kathana (Brahmā on the Conduct of Sattva) — Chapter 38

Devanagari script

एवंवृत्तास्तु ये केचिल्लोके5स्मिन्‌ सत्त्वसंश्रया: | ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्म॒योनिस्थास्ते धीरा: साधुदर्शिन:

Transliteration

evaṁvṛttās tu ye kecil loke 'smin sattvasaṁśrayāḥ | brāhmaṇā brahmayonisthās te dhīrāḥ sādhudarśinaḥ ||

Translation

ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ—ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ଯେ କେହି ଏପରି ଆଚରଣ କରି ସତ୍ତ୍ୱକୁ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କରନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ ହୋଇ ବ୍ରହ୍ମୟୋନି—ପରବ୍ରହ୍ମରେ ଦୃଢ଼ ଭାବେ ସ୍ଥିତ ରହନ୍ତି, ସେମାନେ ହିଁ ଧୀର ଓ ସାଧୁଦର୍ଶୀ। କାମନାସହିତ କରା ଦାନ, ଯଜ୍ଞ, ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ, ବ୍ରତ, ପରିଗ୍ରହ, (ରୂଢ଼) ଧର୍ମ ଓ ତପ—ଇହା ସବୁ ଆସକ୍ତିରେ କରାଗଲେ ନିଷ୍ଫଳ ବୋଲି ଜାଣି, ସେମାନେ ସତ୍ୟ ଓ ବ୍ରହ୍ମନିଷ୍ଠାରେ ଭିତ୍ତିକୃତ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଆଚରଣକୁ ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वृत्ताः: conducted/behaved (so), of such conduct
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ये: who, those who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (certain persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क-चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सत्त्वसंश्रयाः: having recourse to truth/being (sattva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व-संश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्मयोनिस्थाः: abiding in Brahman, the source/origin of the Veda
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म-योनि-स्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धीराः: steadfast, wise
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• साधुदर्शिनः: seeing the good/right; of right vision
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु-दर्शिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Brahman (Supreme Reality)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Veda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True wisdom is defined not by desire-driven religious acts, but by conduct rooted in truth (satya/sattva) and steady establishment in Brahman, the ultimate source of the Veda. Such persons are called dhīra (steadfast) and sādhudarśin (right-seeing).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is instructing the listener about the marks of a genuinely wise Brahmin: one who follows a higher mode of life grounded in truth and Brahman-realization, rather than being motivated by craving for results from charity, sacrifice, study, vows, possessions, or austerities.