Shloka 44

तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः

Instruction on the Cessation of Craving

Devanagari script

यथाश्रममुपासीत आगमस्तत्र सिध्यति । सिद्धि: प्रत्यक्षरूपा च दृश्यत्यागमनिश्चयात्‌

Transliteration

yathāśramam upāsīta āgamas tatra sidhyati | siddhiḥ pratyakṣarūpā ca dṛśyaty āgamanīścayāt ||

Translation

ଯେଉଁ ଆଶ୍ରମରେ ଯେଉଁ ଧର୍ମ ବିହିତ, ସେଠାରେ ସେଇ ଧର୍ମକୁ ଉପାସନା/ଆଚରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ନିଜ ଆଶ୍ରମଧର୍ମ ପାଳନ କଲେ ସେଠାରେ ଆଗମ ସିଦ୍ଧ ହୁଏ; ଏବଂ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରନିଶ୍ଚୟରୁ ସିଦ୍ଧି ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷରୂପେ ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• यथा: according to, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आश्रमम्: the āśrama (stage/order of life)
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपासीत: should practice/observe (devote oneself to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आगमः: scriptural tradition/authority
• आगमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there, in that (context/place)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सिध्यति: is accomplished/succeeds
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सिद्धिः: attainment, success
• सिद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्यक्षरूपा: having a directly perceptible form
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्षरूप
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• दृश्यति: is seen/appears
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• आगम: of scripture/tradition
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निश्चयात्: from (the) certainty/ascertainment
• निश्चयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kapila

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Practice the duties and disciplines appropriate to your own āśrama; by such faithful observance the scriptural teaching is validated in life, and its promised attainment becomes directly evident through firm scriptural conviction.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila is explaining a principle of right conduct: spiritual progress is not one-size-fits-all but depends on correctly following the dharma prescribed for one’s life-stage, which makes the truth of the tradition experientially manifest.