Shloka 21
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
यथा सर्वरसैस्तृप्तो नाभिनन्दति किंचन
Transliteration
yathā sarvarasais tṛpto nābhinandati kiñcana
Translation
यथा सर्वरसैस्तृप्तो नाभिनन्दति किंचन।
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
सर्वरसैःby/with all tastes (flavors)
सर्वरसैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वरस्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तृप्तःsated, satisfied
तृप्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतृप्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अभिनन्दतिrejoices at, welcomes, approves
अभिनन्दति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-नन्द्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
किंचनanything (at all)
किंचन:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिंचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
चुलाधार उवाच
Characters & Entities
च
चुलाधार (Chulādhāra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True fulfillment is not increased by chasing particular pleasures; when one is inwardly ‘sated’ (tṛpta), craving and selective attachment fall away. The verse uses the metaphor of tasting all flavors to illustrate the ethical ideal of contentment and non-hankering.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Chulādhāra speaks in a didactic tone, offering a metaphor to explain how a spiritually mature person relates to sense-objects: without excitement, grasping, or preference born of desire.