Shloka 14

शकुनि (हिरण्मय-पक्षी) उपदेशः — Vighasāśin and the Difficulty of Gārhasthya

Devanagari script

आम्नायदृढवादीनि तथा सिद्धिरिहेष्यते । मासार्धभासा ऋतव आदित्यशशितारकम्‌

Transliteration

āmnāya-dṛḍha-vādīni tathā siddhir iha eṣyate | māsārdha-bhāsā ṛtava āditya-śaśi-tārakam ||

Translation

ଅର୍ଜୁନ କହିଲେ—ଆମ୍ନାୟ (ଶ୍ରୁତି-ପରମ୍ପରା) ଦ୍ୱାରା ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ କର୍ମମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ହିଁ ଏଠାରେ ଅଭୀଷ୍ଟ-ସିଦ୍ଧି ମିଳେ। ଯଜ୍ଞ-କ୍ରମ ମାସ ଓ ପକ୍ଷ, ଋତୁ, ଏବଂ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ-ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର-ତାରାମାନଙ୍କ ଗତିଦ୍ୱାରା ଚିହ୍ନିତ।

Word by Word

• आम्नाय-दृढ-वादीनि: having firm assertions based on tradition (Vedic transmission)
• आम्नाय-दृढ-वादीनि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आम्नाय-दृढ-वादिन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सिद्धिः: success, accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इह: here (in this world/this context)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• इष्यते: is desired / is sought
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Passive, Third, Singular

• मास-अर्ध-भासाः: half-months (fortnights)
• मास-अर्ध-भासाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास-अर्ध-भास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऋतवः: seasons
• ऋतवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आदित्य-शशि-तारकम्: the sun, moon, and stars (as a set)
• आदित्य-शशि-तारकम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य-शशि-तारक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Veda
• Brahmins
• sages (munis)
• Sun (Āditya)
• Moon (Śaśin)
• stars (Tārakāḥ)
• Svarga (heaven)
• yajña (sacrifice)
• mantra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That Vedic duties grounded in authoritative tradition (āmnāya) and empowered by mantras are reliable means to attain desired results—both worldly accomplishment (iha-siddhi) and heavenly merit—especially through the sacrificial responsibilities of the householder stage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks in the Śānti Parva context, presenting a view that emphasizes the certainty and efficacy of Vedic ritual action: sacrifices are structured by cosmic time (months, fortnights, seasons, sun, moon, stars), and the gṛhastha-āśrama is upheld as the principal arena where such karma is performed and bears fruit.