Shloka 17

Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)

Devanagari script

यददुरापं दुराम्नायं दुराधर्ष दुरन्वयम्‌ | तत्‌ सर्व तपसा साध्यं तपो हि दुरतिक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

yad adurāpaṁ durāmnāyaṁ durādharṣa duranvayam | tat sarvaṁ tapasā sādhyaṁ tapo hi duratikramam ||

Translation

ଯାହା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁର୍ଲଭ, ଯାହାର ଶିକ୍ଷା-ଅଭ୍ୟାସ ଦୁର୍ଗମ, ଯାହାକୁ ଦମନ କରିବା କଠିନ, ଏବଂ ଯାହା ସହିତ ସଙ୍ଗତି/ଅନ୍ୱୟ କରିବା ଦୁଷ୍କର—ସେ ସବୁ ତପସ୍ୟା ଦ୍ୱାରା ସାଧ୍ୟ ହୁଏ; କାରଣ ତପସ୍ୟାର ପ୍ରଭାବ ଦୁରତିକ୍ରମ।

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दुरापम्: hard to obtain
• दुरापम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दुराम्नायम्: hard to learn/recite (as taught)
• दुराम्नायम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराम्नाय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दुराधर्षम्: hard to overpower/assail
• दुराधर्षम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराधर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दुरन्वयम्: hard to associate with / hard to follow
• दुरन्वयम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरन्वय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all (of that)
• सर्वम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• साध्यम्: accomplishable/attainable
• साध्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• दुरतिक्रमम्: hard to transgress/overstep
• दुरतिक्रमम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरतिक्रम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Wind-god)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Tapas—sustained, disciplined austerity—can accomplish even what seems impossible to obtain, learn, control, or maintain; its moral-spiritual force is portrayed as nearly irresistible.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva speaks a didactic maxim, emphasizing the efficacy of tapas as a means to overcome extreme difficulty, reinforcing an ethical ideal of self-mastery and disciplined effort.