Shloka 26

कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः

Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority

Devanagari script

एवमेवायमाचार: प्रादुर्भूतोी यतस्ततः । सहायवान द्रव्यवान्‌ यः सुभगो5थपरस्तथा

Transliteration

evam evāyam ācāraḥ prādurbhūto yatas tataḥ | sahāyavān dravyavān yaḥ subhago ’tha-paraḥ tathā ||

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਭਯਦਾਨ-ਰੂਪ ਇਹ ਆਚਾਰ ਜਿੱਥੋਂ-ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ਵੀ ਉੱਭਰਿਆ, ਉੱਥੋਂ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਇਆ। ਜੋ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਚਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਸਹਾਇਕਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ, ਧਨਵਾਨ, ਭਾਗਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

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

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

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आचारः: conduct, practice, custom
• आचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रादुर्भूतः: manifested, arose
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर्भू (भू धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• यतः: from where, whence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः

• ततः: from there, thence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सहायवान्: having helpers, supported
• सहायवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहायवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रव्यवान्: wealthy, possessing resources
• द्रव्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रव्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुभगः: fortunate, auspicious
• सुभगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: and then, moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• परः: excellent, superior
• परः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

तुलाधार उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Tulādhāra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises abhaya-dāna—giving fearlessness, i.e., not causing fear or harm and offering protection—as a practical ethical discipline. One who lives by it gains social support, material stability, good fortune, and a reputation for excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Tulādhāra continues his instruction on dharma, explaining how a particular moral practice (here, the conduct characterized as granting fearlessness) becomes established and what benefits accrue to the person who embodies it.