Shloka 25

कालनियमः शोकशमनं च

Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief

Devanagari script

यज्ञाय सृष्टानि धनानि धात्रा यज्ञाय सृष्ट: पुरुषो रक्षिता च । तस्मात्‌ सर्व यज्ञ एवोपयोज्यं धनं न कामाय हित॑ प्रशस्तम्‌

Transliteration

yajñāya sṛṣṭāni dhanāni dhātrā yajñāya sṛṣṭaḥ puruṣo rakṣitā ca | tasmāt sarvaṁ yajña evopayojyaṁ dhanaṁ na kāmāya hitaṁ praśastam ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଧାତା ଯଜ୍ଞର ନିମିତ୍ତେ ଧନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ଯଜ୍ଞର ନିମିତ୍ତେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟକୁ ତାହାର ରକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ସମସ୍ତ ଧନ ଯଜ୍ଞ ଓ ପବିତ୍ର କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟରେ ହିଁ ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ହେବା ଉଚିତ; କେବଳ ଭୋଗ ପାଇଁ ଧନର ବ୍ୟବହାର ନ ହିତକର, ନ ପ୍ରଶଂସନୀୟ।

Word by Word

• यज्ञाय: for sacrifice
• यज्ञाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सृष्टानि: created
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृज्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• धनानि: wealths, riches
• धनानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• धात्रा: by the Creator (Dhātṛ)
• धात्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यज्ञाय: for sacrifice
• यज्ञाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सृष्टः: created
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृज्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषः: man, person
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रक्षिता: protector
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: तृच् (agent noun), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यज्ञे: in sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एव: indeed, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• उपयोज्यम्: to be employed, should be used
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपयोज्य (उप-युज्)
• Form: यत् (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• कामाय: for pleasure/desire
• कामाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• हितम्: beneficial, wholesome
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित
• Form: क्त (from धा/हि in sense 'placed/beneficial'), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• प्रशस्तम्: commendable, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त
• Form: क्त (from प्रशंस्/शंस् 'praised'), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhātṛ (the Creator)
• yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth is presented as divinely intended for yajña—i.e., sacred duty, offering, and welfare-oriented action—rather than for private indulgence; ethical use of resources is measured by dharmic purpose, not by pleasure.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana reports a teaching that frames human life as stewardship: the Creator makes wealth and appoints humans as its protectors so that it may be directed toward sacrificial and righteous works.