Shloka 23

महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self

Devanagari script

चतुर्थे चायुष: शेषे वानप्रस्थाश्रमं त्यजेत्‌ । सद्यस्कारां निरूप्येष्टिं सर्ववेदसदक्षिणाम्‌

Transliteration

caturthe cāyuṣaḥ śeṣe vānaprasthāśramaṃ tyajet | sadyaskārāṃ nirūpyeṣṭiṃ sarvavedasadakṣiṇām ||

Translation

ଆୟୁର ଚତୁର୍ଥ ଓ ଶେଷ ଭାଗ ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ରହିଲେ ବାନପ୍ରସ୍ଥାଶ୍ରମକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣାତ୍ କରଣୀୟ ସଂସ୍କାରମାନଙ୍କୁ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା କରି, ସମସ୍ତ ବେଦବିଧାନାନୁସାରେ ଦକ୍ଷିଣାସହିତ ଇଷ୍ଟି-ଯଜ୍ଞ ସ୍ଥାପନ କରି, ପରେ ସନ୍ନ୍ୟାସପଥକୁ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth (stage/part)
• चतुर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• आयुषः: of life
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• शेषे: in the remainder
• शेषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वानप्रस्थाश्रमम्: the forest-dweller stage (vānaprastha-āśrama)
• वानप्रस्थाश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानप्रस्थाश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्यजेत्: should abandon
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सद्यः: immediately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः

• काराम्: the rite/act (kārā)
• काराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• निरूप्य: having arranged/appointed
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-रूप्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund, -ya), Parasmaipada (usage)

• इष्टिम्: a sacrifice (iṣṭi)
• इष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्ववेदसदक्षिणाम्: having all the Vedas as its dakṣiṇā (fee)
• सर्ववेदसदक्षिणाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्ववेदसदक्षिणा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• vānaprastha-āśrama
• Vedas
• iṣṭi (sacrificial rite)
• dakṣiṇā (priestly gift/fee)