Shloka 49
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
Devanagari script
धर्मस्य च फलं लब्ध्वा न तृप्पति महाद्विज
Transliteration
dharmasya ca phalaṁ labdhvā na tṛppati mahādvija
Translation
ఓ మహాద్విజా, ధర్మఫలాన్ని పొందినప్పటికీ మనిషి తృప్తి చెందడు.
Word by Word
धर्मस्यof dharma (righteousness/duty)
धर्मस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
फलंfruit/result
फलं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लब्ध्वाhaving obtained
लब्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तृप्पतिis satisfied
तृप्पति:
TypeVerb
Rootतृप्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
महाद्विजO great Brahmin (great twice-born)
महाद्विज:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाद्विज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
व्याध (the hunter, speaker)म
महाद्विज (a Brahmin addressee)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that merely attaining the rewards of righteous conduct does not automatically bring inner contentment; satisfaction requires a deeper transformation beyond external or even meritorious gains.
The hunter (Vyādha) addresses a Brahmin as “mahādvija,” continuing an ethical instruction: he points out the human tendency to remain unsatisfied even after receiving the fruits of dharma, thereby urging a more mature understanding of virtue and its aims.