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Shloka 35

Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path

Ethics of Non-attachment

नाददीत परस्वानि न गृह्नीयादयाचित: । न किंचिद्‌ विषयं भुक्त्वा स्पृहयेत्‌ तस्य वै पुन:,दूसरोंके अधिकारका अपहरण न करे। बिना प्रार्थनाके किसीकी कोई वस्तु स्वीकार न करे। किसी अच्छी वस्तुका उपभोग करके फिर उसके लिये लालायित न रहे

nādadīta parasvāni na gṛhnīyādayācitaḥ | na kiñcid viṣayaṃ bhuktvā spṛhayet tasya vai punaḥ ||

వాయువు పలికెను—ఇతరుల హక్కులోని దానిని అపహరించకూడదు. అడగకుండా ఎవరి వస్తువునూ స్వీకరించకూడదు. ఏ విషయసుఖాన్ని అనుభవించిన తరువాత, దానికై మళ్లీ ఆశపడకూడదు।

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आददीतshould take/steal
आददीत:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-दा
FormVidhi-linga, optative, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
परस्वानिothers' possessions
परस्वानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपरस्व
Formneuter, accusative, plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गृह्णीयात्should accept/take
गृह्णीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormVidhi-linga, optative, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
अयाचितःunasked; without being requested (i.e., without asking)
अयाचितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-याचित
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
किञ्चित्anything
किञ्चित्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिञ्चित्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
विषयम्object of enjoyment
विषयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
भुक्त्वाhaving enjoyed/consumed
भुक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
Formktvā (absolutive/gerund), parasmai-usage
स्पृहयेत्should desire/long for
स्पृहयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृह्
FormVidhi-linga, optative, 3, singular, Parasmaipada
तस्यof that; for it
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः

वायुदेव उवाच

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches three restraints central to dharma: do not appropriate what belongs to others (asteya), do not accept gifts or goods unless properly offered/asked for (avoiding opportunistic taking), and after enjoying sense-objects, do not relapse into renewed craving—cultivating contentment and mastery over desire.

In Ashvamedhika Parva, Vāyudeva speaks as a moral instructor, laying down practical rules of conduct. Here he summarizes disciplined behavior regarding property, receiving, and enjoyment—guidance meant to shape righteous living after the great war.