Shloka 21

Akṣara–Kṣara Viveka: Vasiṣṭha–Karāla-Janaka Saṃvāda (अक्षर-क्षर विवेकः)

Devanagari script

एवं कर्माणि यानीह बुद्धियुक्तानि पार्थिव । समानि चैव यानीह तानि पुण्यतमान्यपि

Transliteration

evaṁ karmāṇi yānīha buddhiyuktāni pārthiva | samāni caiva yānīha tāni puṇyatamāny api, rājan |

Translation

ପରାଶର କହିଲେ— ହେ ପାର୍ଥିବ, ଏଠାରେ ବିବେକଯୁକ୍ତ ବୁଦ୍ଧିରେ କରାଯାଇଥିବା କର୍ମଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପୁଣ୍ୟରୂପେ ସଞ୍ଚିତ ହୁଏ; ଏବଂ ସେହି ପ୍ରକାରର ନୂଆ ପୁଣ୍ୟକର୍ମ ପୁନଃ କରାଗଲେ, ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପୂର୍ବସଞ୍ଚୟ ସହ ଯୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଅଧିକ ପୁଣ୍ୟତମ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• कर्माणि: actions, deeds
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• यानि: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• इह: here, in this world/context
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• बुद्धियुक्तानि: endowed with discernment; done with understanding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धियुक्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• पार्थिव: O king (earth-lord)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समानि: similar, equal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

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

• यानि: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• तानि: those
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• पुण्यतमानि: most meritorious, exceedingly virtuous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यतम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• King (rājan/pārthiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Merit grows cumulatively: discerning, well-directed virtuous actions create a store of puṇya, and later similar good deeds merge with and increase that store, making one’s moral-spiritual capital stronger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Parāśara instructs a king using a household analogy: as added water increases the total in a jar by mixing with what is already there, so new virtuous deeds combine with previously accumulated merit to produce greater excellence in righteousness.