Shloka 22

Guṇa-vibhāga and Prāṇa–Agni–Yoga Upadeśa (गुणविभाग तथा प्राण-अग्नि-योगोपदेश)

Devanagari script

त॑ विनाशय भद्ठं ते मा ते बुद्धिरतो5न्यथा । प्राप्स्यसे महतीं कीर्ति शाश्वतीमव्ययां ध्रुवाम्‌ू

Transliteration

taṁ vināśaya bhadraṁ te mā te buddhir ato 'nyathā | prāpsyase mahatīṁ kīrtiṁ śāśvatīm avyayāṁ dhruvām, mahārāja |

Translation

तं विनाशय भद्रं ते मा ते बुद्धिरतोऽन्यथा। प्राप्स्यसे महतीं कीर्तिं शाश्वतीमव्ययां ध्रुवाम्॥

Word by Word

• तं: him/that one
• तं: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विनाशय: destroy (you)
• विनाशय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भद्रं: welfare/auspiciousness
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular, Second

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• ते: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular, Second

• बुद्धिः: thought/intention
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अतः: from this/therefore
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• अन्यथा: otherwise/contrary
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• महतीम्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कीर्तिम्: fame/glory
• कीर्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शाश्वतीम्: eternal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अव्ययाम्: imperishable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ध्रुवाम्: certain/firm
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

उत्तड़क उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttaṅka
• Mahārāja (the king addressed)
• a daitya (demon/Asura, unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should not waver from righteous resolve when confronting destructive evil; decisive action aligned with duty brings lasting honor and moral clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka urges the king to kill a demon threatening the order of things, blessing him and warning against hesitation, while promising enduring renown as the fruit of this duty-bound act.