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Shloka 15

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 28: Dharmādharmalakṣaṇa in Āpad

Crisis-Discernment of Right and Wrong

हित्वा सुखं प्रतिरुध्येन्द्रियाणि तेन देवानामगमद्‌ गौरवं सः । तथा नक्षत्राणि कर्मणामुत्र भान्ति रुद्रादित्या वसवो5थापि विश्वे

hitvā sukhaṁ pratirudhya indriyāṇi tena devānām agamad gauravaṁ saḥ | tathā nakṣatrāṇi karmaṇām utra bhānti rudrādityā vasavo 'thāpi viśve ||

வாயு கூறினார்—சுகத்தைத் துறந்து புலன்களை அடக்கி, அவன் தர்மச் செயலின் வலிமையால் தேவர்களிடையே உயர்ந்த பெருமையை அடைந்தான். அதுபோலவே நட்சத்திரங்களும் மறுலோகத்தில் தங்கள் செயல்களின் வலிமையால் ஒளிர்கின்றன; ருத்ரர்கள், ஆதித்யர்கள், வசுக்கள், விஸ்வேதேவர்கள் ஆகியோரும் கர்மவலிமையால் மகத்துவத்தை அடைந்தனர்.

हित्वाhaving abandoned
हित्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootहा (त्यागे)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
सुखम्pleasure, comfort
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
Formneuter, accusative, singular
प्रतिरुध्यhaving restrained/checked
प्रतिरुध्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-रुध् (आवरणे/निरोधे)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)
इन्द्रियाणिthe senses
इन्द्रियाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
Formneuter, accusative, plural
तेनby that; thereby
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
अगमत्went; attained
अगमत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (गतौ)
Formaorist (luṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
गौरवम्honour, eminence
गौरवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगौरव
Formneuter, accusative, singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तथाlikewise; thus
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
नक्षत्राणिthe stars/constellations
नक्षत्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनक्षत्र
Formneuter, nominative, plural
कर्मणाम्of actions/deeds
कर्मणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formneuter, genitive, plural
उत्रthere (in that world)
उत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत्र (variant of तत्र/अत्र in some recensions)
भान्तिshine
भान्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभा (दीप्तौ)
Formpresent (laṭ), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada
रुद्रthe Rudras
रुद्र:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
Formmasculine, nominative, plural (collective class-name usage)
आदित्याःthe Adityas
आदित्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
अथand then; also
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
विश्वेthe All-gods (Viśvedevas)
विश्वे:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व (in class-name ‘Viśve devāḥ’)
Formmasculine, nominative, plural (class-name usage)

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
D
Devas (gods)
N
Nakṣatras (stars/constellations)
R
Rudras
Ā
Ādityas
V
Vasus
V
Viśvedevas

Educational Q&A

Honor and exalted status—whether among gods or in cosmic orders—arise from disciplined, righteous action: renouncing selfish pleasure, restraining the senses, and living by dharma. Greatness is presented as the fruit of karma supported by self-control.

Vāyu is instructing by example: he points to divine beings and even the stars as evidence that eminence is attained through the power of deeds. The verse functions as moral exhortation within the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented setting.