Shloka 30

नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः

Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva

Devanagari script

व्याधिभिमथ्यमानानां त्यजतां विपुलं धनम्‌ | वेदनां नापकर्षन्ति यतमानाश्षिकित्सका:

Transliteration

vyādhibhir mathyamānānāṁ tyajatāṁ vipulaṁ dhanam | vedanāṁ nāpakarṣanti yatamānāś cikitsakāḥ ||

Translation

రోగాలతో నలిగిపోయిన వారు అపార ధనం వదిలిపెట్టినా, సమస్త ప్రయత్నం చేసే వైద్యులు కూడా చాలాసార్లు వారి వేదనను తొలగించలేరు।

Word by Word

व्याधिभिःby diseases

मथ्यमानानाम्of those being churned/tormented

त्यजताम्of those who are giving up

विपुलम्abundant, great

धनम्wealth

वेदनाम्pain, suffering

नnot

अपकर्षन्तिremove, draw away

यतमानाःstriving, making effort

चिकित्सकाःphysicians

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

physicians (cikitsakāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth is not a guaranteed remedy for suffering: even when the afflicted relinquish great riches, pain may remain despite the best efforts of physicians. The verse points toward humility, detachment, and a realistic view of worldly means.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is speaking in a didactic context within Śānti Parva, using the example of severe illness to illustrate the limits of material resources and human skill in overcoming suffering.