Shloka 25

Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma

Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins

Devanagari script

अन्यमेवाहमिच्छामि भक्तायानुग्रह॑ं कृतम्‌ । पृथिवीं रत्नपूर्णा वा महद्‌ वा रत्नसंचयम्‌

Transliteration

anyam evāham icchāmi bhaktāyānugrahaṃ kṛtam | pṛthivīṃ ratnapūrṇā vā mahad vā ratnasañcayam |

Translation

କୁଣ୍ଡଧାର କହିଲେ—ମୁଁ ଏହି ଭକ୍ତ ପାଇଁ ଅନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରକାରର ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ ଚାହୁଁଛି; ରତ୍ନପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପୃଥିବୀ ନୁହେଁ, ନ ରତ୍ନର ବିଶାଳ ସଞ୍ଚୟ।

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: something else
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• इच्छामि: desire/wish
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (इच्छ्)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भक्ताय: to/for the devotee
• भक्ताय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• अनुग्रहम्: favor/grace
• अनुग्रहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृतम्: done/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रत्नपूर्णाम्: filled with jewels
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्नपूर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• महत्: great/large
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• रत्नसञ्चयम्: a store/heap of jewels
• रत्नसञ्चयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्नसञ्चय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

कुण्डधार उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍadhāra
• bhakta (devotee)
• pṛthivī (earth)
• ratna (jewels)
• ratnasañcaya (jewel-hoard)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The highest ‘anugraha’ (grace) is not material prosperity but steadfastness in dharma—right understanding, ethical conduct, and sustaining one’s life through righteous means.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kuṇḍadhāra addresses a benefactor (implied giver of boons) and refuses worldly rewards for his devotee, asking instead for an inner transformation: a life governed by dharma rather than by wealth.