Shloka 46

रावण–मारीचसंवादः तथा मृगप्रलोभनपूर्वकं सीताहरणोपक्रमः

Rāvaṇa–Mārīca Dialogue and the Decoy-Deer Prelude to Sītā’s Abduction

Devanagari script

तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्भूत्वा समलोष्टाश्मकाउ्चन: । ज्ञानयोगेन शुद्धेन ध्याननित्यो बभूव ह

Transliteration

tulya-nindā-stutir bhūtvā sama-loṣṭāśma-kāñcanaḥ | jñāna-yogena śuddhena dhyāna-nityo babhūva ha ||

Translation

நிந்தையும் ஸ்துதியும் அவருக்கு ஒன்றே ஆனது; மண்ணுக்கட்டி, கல், பொன் ஆகியவை சமமாகத் தோன்றின. குற்றமற்ற ஞானயோகத்தால் தூய்மையடைந்து, அவர் எப்போதும் தியானத்தில் நிலைத்திருந்தார்.

Word by Word

तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिःone to whom censure and praise are equal

भूत्वाhaving become

समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनःone to whom clod, stone, and gold are the same

ज्ञानयोगेनby/through the yoga of knowledge

शुद्धेनpure

ध्याननित्यःever engaged in meditation

बभूवbecame / was

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The core teaching is equanimity (samatva): one should remain inwardly steady amid praise and blame and view material objects—whether worthless or precious—as essentially equal. Such non-attachment purifies the mind and supports steady meditation through jñāna-yoga (discriminative knowledge).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa describes the spiritual maturation of a person (the subject implied by context): he attains impartiality toward social approval/disapproval and toward possessions, becomes purified by the yoga of knowledge, and settles into continual meditation—marking a shift from worldly valuation to contemplative stability.