Shloka 7

मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā

Devanagari script

कामबन्धनमेवैकं॑ नान्यदस्तीह बन्धनम्‌ । कामबन्धनमुक्तो हि ब्रह्मुभूयाय कल्पते

Transliteration

kāmabandhanam evaikaṁ nānyad astīha bandhanam | kāmabandhanamukto hi brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||

Translation

कामबन्धनमेवैकं नान्यदस्तीह बन्धनम् । कामबन्धनमुक्तो हि ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥

Word by Word

• कामबन्धनम्: bondage of desire
• कामबन्धनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामबन्धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एव: only/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• एकम्: one (alone)
• एकम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इह: here/in this world
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• बन्धनम्: bondage
• बन्धनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कामबन्धनम्: from the bondage of desire
• कामबन्धनम्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामबन्धन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• मुक्तः: freed/released
• मुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ब्रह्मभूयाय: for Brahman-hood / to the state of Brahman
• ब्रह्मभूयाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मभूय
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• कल्पते: is fit/able; becomes capable
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Brahman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Desire (kāma) is presented as the fundamental cause of bondage; when desire is relinquished, one becomes qualified for brahmabhāva—abidance in Brahman—signifying liberation and inner freedom.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the instruction-oriented setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a concise doctrinal point: worldly entanglement is rooted in desire, and release from desire is the gateway to the highest spiritual state.