Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

येन येन हि यस्यार्थ: कारणेनेह कर्मणि । तत्तदालम्बते सर्व: स्वे स्वे स्वार्थपरिग्रहे,अपने-अपने अभीष्ट अर्थकी सिद्धिके लिये जिस मनुष्यको जिस-जिस साधनभूत वस्तुसे प्रयोजन होता है, वे सभी अपना-अपना काम बनानेके लिये उन-उन वस्तुओंका आश्रय लेते हैं

Transliteration

yena yena hi yasyārthaḥ kāraṇeneha karmaṇi | tattad ālambate sarvaḥ sve sve svārthaparigrahe ||

Translation

Janaka disse: “Neste mundo da ação, qualquer meio que uma pessoa considere necessário para realizar o fim desejado—por esse mesmo meio ela busca amparo. Pois cada um, empenhado em assegurar o seu objetivo escolhido, refugia-se no instrumento que lhe serve.”

Word by Word

येनby which (means)

हिindeed/for

यस्यof whom/whose

अर्थःpurpose/need

कारणेनby a cause/means

इहhere/in this world

कर्मणिin an action/undertaking

तत्that

तत्that (respective)

आलम्बतेresorts to/depends on

सर्वःeveryone

स्वेin one's own

स्वेin one's own (respective)

स्वार्थ-परिग्रहेin the pursuit/appropriation of one's own aim

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Janaka

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

People naturally rely on whatever instrument or method helps them achieve their intended goal; attachment to means arises from the pursuit of one’s chosen end.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Janaka is speaking in a didactic context, explaining a general principle of worldly conduct: in the realm of action, individuals adopt the supports and resources that serve their personal objectives.