Shloka 8

कामतो मुच्यमानस्तु धूम्राभ्रादिव चन्द्रमा: । विरजा: कालमाकांक्षन्‌ धीरो धैर्येण वर्तते,कामनासे मुक्त हुआ रजोगुणरहित धीर पुरुष धूमिल रंगके बादलसे निकले हुए चन्द्रमाकी भाँति निर्मल होकर धैर्यपूर्वक कालकी प्रतीक्षा करता रहता है

kāmato mucyamānas tu dhūmrābhrād iva candramāḥ | virajāḥ kālam ākāṅkṣan dhīro dhairyeṇa vartate ||

కామన నుండి విముక్తుడైన, రజోగుణ ధూళి లేని ధీరుడు పొగమంచు మేఘాలనుండి వెలువడిన చంద్రునివలె నిర్మలుడై, ధైర్యంతో నియతకాలాన్ని ఎదురుచూస్తూ నిలకడగా ఉంటాడు.

कामतःfrom desire; because of desire
कामतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
मुच्यमानःbeing released; being freed
मुच्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
Formशानच् (present passive participle), Passive, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut; indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
धूम्राभ्रात्from a smoky cloud
धूम्राभ्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootधूम्राभ्र
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
इवlike; as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
चन्द्रमाःthe moon
चन्द्रमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्रमा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विरजाःfree from rajas; stainless
विरजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविरजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कालम्time; the (appointed) time
कालम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आकाङ्क्षन्awaiting; desiring; expecting
आकाङ्क्षन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकाङ्क्ष्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Active, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
धीरःthe steadfast man; the wise one
धीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धैर्येणwith patience; by fortitude
धैर्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधैर्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वर्ततेhe abides; he conducts himself; he remains
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
FormLat (present), Ātmanepada, Third, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
C
candramāḥ (the moon)
D
dhūmrābhra (smoky clouds)
K
kāla (Time)

Educational Q&A

Freedom from desire brings inner clarity and purity. The wise person, no longer driven by rajas (passionate agitation), remains steady and patiently accepts the unfolding of time, practicing endurance rather than restless craving.

Vyāsa describes the state of a desire-freed, disciplined person through a vivid image: like the moon becoming bright when smoky clouds pass, the mind becomes clear when desire loosens. Such a person calmly awaits ‘kāla’—the proper time or the inevitable course of time—without anxiety.