Shloka 5

अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः

Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच नान्यत्र विद्यातपसोनन्यत्रेन्द्रियनिग्रहात्‌ । नान्यत्र सर्वसंत्यागात्‌ सिद्धि विन्दति कश्नन,व्यासजीने कहा--बेटा! विद्या, तप, इन्द्रियनिग्रह और सर्वस्वत्यागके बिना कोई भी सिद्धि नहीं पा सकता

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | nānyatra vidyā-tapaso nānyatrendriya-nigrahāt | nānyatra sarva-saṃtyāgāt siddhiṃ vindati kaścana ||

Translation

ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ— ପୁତ୍ର! ବିଦ୍ୟାସହିତ ତପ, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟନିଗ୍ରହ ଓ ସର୍ବସନ୍ତ୍ୟାଗ ବିନା କେହି ସିଦ୍ଧି ପାଉନାହିଁ; ଏହି ଶାସନ ନଥିଲେ ଶୁଦ୍ଧିକର ଓ ମୋକ୍ଷଦାୟି ସଫଳତା ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

व्यासःVyasa

उवाचsaid

नnot

अन्यत्रelsewhere; apart from

विद्याfrom knowledge; apart from knowledge

तपसःfrom austerity; apart from austerity

नnot

अन्यत्रelsewhere; apart from

इन्द्रिय-निग्रहात्from restraint of the senses; apart from sense-control

नnot

अन्यत्रelsewhere; apart from

सर्व-संत्यागात्from total renunciation; apart from giving up everything

सिद्धिम्success; attainment; perfection

विन्दतिfinds; attains

कश्चनanyone (at all)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Lasting attainment (siddhi) is grounded in four supports: knowledge (vidyā), disciplined austerity (tapas), restraint of the senses (indriya-nigraha), and complete renunciation of attachment/possessiveness (sarva-saṃtyāga). Vyāsa denies that any alternative shortcut can replace these.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the instruction-heavy Shānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers a direct ethical-spiritual maxim to the listener, emphasizing inner discipline and renunciation as prerequisites for genuine success and spiritual fulfillment.