Shloka 12
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
तस्मात् सुनिषछिता: पूर्वे सर्वान् कामांश्व लेभिरे
Transliteration
tasmāt suniśchitāḥ pūrve sarvān kāmāṁś ca lebhire
Translation
అందుచేత పూర్వకాలపు పెద్దలు దృఢనిశ్చయంతో, స్పష్టమైన వివేకంతో నిలిచి, కోరిన సమస్త ప్రయోజనాలను పొందిరి।
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore/from that (cause)
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, ablative, singular
सुनिश्चिताःwell-determined, firmly resolved
सुनिश्चिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुनिश्चित
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
पूर्वेthe ancients/earlier ones
पूर्वे:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्व
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
कामान्desires, wished-for objects
कामान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
लेभिरेobtained, attained
लेभिरे:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formperfect (liṭ), third, plural, ātmanepada
Speaker
चुलाधार उवाच
Characters & Entities
च
चुलाधार (Cūlādhāra)प
पूर्वे (the ancients/elders)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Steady, well-considered resolve (suniścaya) aligned with dharma is presented as the means by which the wise of old successfully attained their legitimate aims; clarity and firmness of judgment lead to fulfillment.
Cūlādhāra draws an inference from the preceding discussion: citing the example of the ancients, he concludes that those who were firmly settled in understanding and conduct were able to obtain all they sought.