Shloka 28

Vipula’s Yogic Protection of the Guru’s Household (विपुलस्य योगरक्षा / Vipulasya Yogarakṣā)

Devanagari script

न कामभोगान्‌ विपुलान्‌ नालंकारान्‌ न संश्रयान्‌ । तथैव बहु मन्यन्ते यथा रत्यामनुग्रहम्‌

Transliteration

na kāmabhogān vipulān nālaṅkārān na saṁśrayān | tathaiva bahu manyante yathā ratyām anugraham ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: Женщины не ценят ни обилие чувственных наслаждений, ни прекрасные украшения, ни даже превосходные жилища так высоко, как ласковое внимание и благосклонность, проявленные в близости.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कामभोगान्: pleasures of desire / sensual enjoyments
• कामभोगान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामभोग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विपुलान्: abundant, great
• विपुलान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अलंकारान्: ornaments, adornments
• अलंकारान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलंकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संश्रयान्: shelters, residences, supports
• संश्रयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: thus, in that way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• बहु: much, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु

• मन्यन्ते: they think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• रत्याम्: in sexual pleasure / in love-making
• रत्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अनुग्रहम्: favor, indulgence, compliance
• अनुग्रहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Material comforts—pleasures, ornaments, and fine housing—do not equal the value of considerate, affectionate treatment in intimacy; relational harmony depends more on respect and kindness than on possessions.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, here emphasizing a practical principle of household life: emotional consideration and tenderness are prized more than external gifts.