Shloka 31

Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सेयं परमिका बुद्धे: प्राप्ता निर्दधन्द्ता मया । इहैव गतमोहेन चरता मुक्तसड्धिना

Transliteration

seyaṃ paramikā buddheḥ prāptā nirdvandvatā mayā | ihaiva gatamohena caratā muktasaṅginā ||

Translation

ଜନକ କହିଲେ—“ବୁଦ୍ଧିର ଏହି ପରମ ନିର୍ଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱତା—ସମତ୍ୱ—ମୁଁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରିଛି। ଏହି ଜୀବନରେ ହିଁ, ମୋହ ନିବୃତ୍ତ ହେବା ପରେ ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ସଂସର୍ଗ ପ୍ରତି ଆସକ୍ତି ଛାଡ଼ି, ଗୃହସ୍ଥଧର୍ମରେ ରହି ସୁଦ୍ଧା ମୁଁ ସେହି ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ ମନଃସ୍ଥିରତାକୁ ଲାଭ କରିଛି।”

Word by Word

• सा: she/that (f.)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इयम्: this (f.)
• इयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• परमिका: supreme, highest
• परमिका: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमिका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्धेः: of intellect/understanding
• बुद्धेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• प्राप्ता: attained
• प्राप्ता: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्द्वन्द्वता: freedom from dualities
• निर्द्वन्द्वता: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्द्वन्द्वता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here, in this (life/state)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह
• Form: true

• एव: indeed, even
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: true

• गत-मोहेन: with delusion gone; being free of delusion
• गत-मोहेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (गम्) + मोह
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• चरता: while living/acting; by (me) living
• चरता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मुक्त-सङ्गिना: with attachments released; unattached
• मुक्त-सङ्गिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (मुच्) + सङ्गिन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True liberation is an inner attainment: the intellect becomes nirdvandva—unshaken by opposites—when delusion is removed and attachment is relinquished. This can be realized even while continuing one’s worldly role, including the householder’s life.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Janaka speaks as an exemplar of the liberated householder, declaring that he has already attained the highest steadiness of understanding in this very life by overcoming moha (delusion) and saṅga (attachment).