Shloka 126
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
Devanagari script
स्वभाग्यान्युपजीवन्ति ते नरा: स्वर्गगामिन: । जो सदा अपने ही धनसे संतुष्ट रहकर चोरी-चमारीसे अलग रहते हैं तथा जो अपने भाग्यपर ही भरोसा रखकर जीवन-निर्वाह करते हैं, वे मनुष्य स्वर्गगामी होते हैं
Transliteration
svabhāgyāny upajīvanti te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ |
Translation
स्वभाग्यान्युपजीवन्ति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ।
Word by Word
स्वभाग्यानिone's own fortunes (destinies)
स्वभाग्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वभाग्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
उपजीवन्तिlive by; subsist on
उपजीवन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउप-जीव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तेthose
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नराःmen; people
नराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्वर्गगामिनःgoing to heaven; heaven-bound
स्वर्गगामिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्गगामिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrīmaheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)S
Svarga (heaven)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A person should live by honest means, be satisfied with what is rightfully obtained, and avoid theft or exploitation; such dharmic self-restraint and integrity are said to lead to Svarga.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused discourse, Śrīmaheśvara speaks a moral maxim: those who subsist on their own allotted fortune—without resorting to stealing—are described as heaven-bound.