Shloka 23

Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications

Devanagari script

येष्वावृत्तिभयं नास्ति परलोकभयं न च | नामिषेषु प्रसंगो5स्ति न प्रियेष्वप्रियेषु च

Transliteration

yeṣv āvṛttibhayaṁ nāsti paralokabhayaṁ na ca | nāmiṣeṣu prasaṅgo 'sti na priyeṣv apriyeṣu ca ||

Translation

ଯେମାନଙ୍କର ପୁନର୍ଜନ୍ମର ଭୟ ନାହିଁ, ପରଲୋକର ଭୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ; ଭୋଗବସ୍ତୁରେ ଆସକ୍ତି ନାହିଁ; ଏବଂ ପ୍ରିୟ-ଅପ୍ରିୟ ପ୍ରତି ରାଗ-ଦ୍ୱେଷ ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ—ସେମାନେ ହିଁ (ଶିଷ୍ଟ)।

Word by Word

• येषु: in whom / in which
• येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• आवृत्ति-भयम्: fear of return (rebirth)
• आवृत्ति-भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवृत्ति + भय
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

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

• अस्ति: is / exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: present, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• परलोक-भयम्: fear of the next world
• परलोक-भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परलोक + भय
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

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

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

• नामिषेषु: in pleasures / in sense-objects (lit. non-meat; here: enjoyments)
• नामिषेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामिष
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• प्रसङ्गः: attachment / involvement
• प्रसङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अस्ति: is / exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: present, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

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

• प्रियेषु: in the dear / in pleasant things
• प्रियेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• अप्रियेषु: in the not-dear / in unpleasant things
• अप्रियेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रिय
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Freedom is marked by fearlessness about rebirth and the afterlife, non-attachment to sensual enjoyments, and even-mindedness toward the pleasant and the unpleasant—i.e., the cessation of rāga-dveṣa (attachment-aversion).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the path to inner peace after the war; here he describes the qualities of a liberated or spiritually mature person who is no longer driven by fear, craving, or emotional partiality.