Shloka 28

कालनिर्णयः, युगधर्मवर्णनम्, सृष्टिक्रमश्च

Time-Reckoning, Yuga-Dharma, and the Sequence of Creation

Devanagari script

कौमारमेव ते चित्त तथैवाद्य यथा पुरा । समवेक्षस्व मघवनू्‌ बुद्धि विन्दस्व नैपष्ठेकीम्‌

Transliteration

kaumāram eva te cittaṃ tathaivādya yathā purā | samavekṣasva maghavan buddhiṃ vindasva naiṣṭhikīm ||

Translation

ତୁମ ଚିତ୍ତ ଏଯାବତ୍‌ ଶିଶୁସଦୃଶ—ପୂର୍ବେ ଯେପରି ଥିଲା, ଆଜି ମଧ୍ୟ ସେପରି। ହେ ମଘବନ, ଏହି ସତ୍ୟକୁ ସମ୍ୟକ୍‌ ଦେଖି ନୈଷ୍ଠିକ, ସ୍ଥିର ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଲାଭ କର।

Word by Word

• कौमारम्: boyhood; childishness
• कौमारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: of you; your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• चित्तम्: mind
• चित्तम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• यथा: as; just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• पुरा: formerly; before
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• समवेक्षस्व: observe; look carefully (at it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अवेक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Ātmanepada

• मघवन्: O Maghavan (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बुद्धिम्: understanding; intellect
• बुद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विन्दस्व: attain; obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्/विन्द् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Ātmanepada

• नैष्ठिकीम्: steadfast; final; resolute
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैष्ठिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

श॒क्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Maghavan (epithet of Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The core teaching is self-scrutiny leading to maturity: recognize childish mental habits and cultivate naiṣṭhikī buddhi—steady, settled discernment that supports ethical clarity and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra (Indra) addresses someone using the epithet “Maghavan,” admonishing that the person’s mind remains immature and instructing them to examine themselves carefully and attain firm, established understanding.