Shloka 11

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

Devanagari script

ये वै तपसि वर्तन्ते वने मूलफलाशना: । असंचया: क्रियावन्तस्तान्‌ नमस्यामि यादव

Transliteration

ye vai tapasi vartante vane mūlaphalāśanāḥ | asaṃcayāḥ kriyāvantas tān namasyāmi yādava ||

Translation

ఓ యాదవా! అరణ్యంలో నివసిస్తూ మూలఫలాలు భుజించి తపస్సులో నిమగ్నులై, ఏ సంగ్రహమూ చేయక, నియతకర్మలలో స్థిరనిష్ఠ కలవారికి నేను నమస్కరిస్తున్నాను।

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• तपसि: in austerity
• तपसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वर्तन्ते: live/abide/are engaged
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मूलफलाशनाः: eating roots and fruits
• मूलफलाशनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूलफलाशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• असंचयाः: without hoarding/without accumulation
• असंचयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंचय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रियावन्तः: active; performing rites/duties
• क्रियावन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रियावत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नमस्यामि: I bow to / I salute
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (नाम्/नम्)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यादव: O Yādava
• यादव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yādava (Kṛṣṇa)
• forest (vana)
• roots and fruits (mūla, phala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse honors ascetics who practice tapas with simplicity and non-attachment: living on minimal food, not hoarding, and remaining steady in disciplined observances. Ethical emphasis falls on self-control, contentment, and duty-based conduct rather than possession or display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Yādava (Kṛṣṇa) and offers reverential praise to forest-dwelling practitioners of austerity. The statement functions as a moral commendation within Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma and exemplary modes of life.