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Shloka 26

Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)

अमरोअस्मीति यद्बुद्धिं समास्थाय प्रवर्तसे । मावमंस्था न तपसा नसाध्यं नाम किंचन

amaro ’smīti yad-buddhiṁ samāsthāya pravartase | māvamamsthā na tapasā na sādhyaṁ nāma kiñcana ||

วิปุละกล่าวว่า “หากเจ้ายึดถือความคิดว่า ‘เรามิรู้ตาย’ แล้วประพฤติตามอำเภอใจ ข้าขอเตือน: อย่าดูหมิ่นนักบำเพ็ญตบะ เพราะด้วยตบะแล้วไม่มีสิ่งใดเป็นไปไม่ได้—ตบัสวินผู้แท้ย่อมโค่นผู้ที่สำคัญตนว่าไร้มรณะได้”

amaraḥimmortal (one)
amaraḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootamara
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
asmiI am
asmi:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootas (√as)
FormPresent Indicative, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
itithus
iti:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti
yatwhich/that (idea)
yat:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootyad
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
buddhimunderstanding, notion
buddhim:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootbuddhi
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
samāsthāyahaving resorted to, having adopted
samāsthāya:
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-√sthā
FormLyap (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
pravartaseyou proceed/engage (in action)
pravartase:
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√vṛt
FormPresent Indicative, 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada
do not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formprohibitive particle
avamamsthāḥdisrespect (you should not)
avamamsthāḥ:
TypeVerb
Rootava-√man (avamanyate)
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
tapasāby austerity, through penance
tapasā:
Karana
TypeNoun
Roottapas
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
asādhyamimpossible, unattainable
asādhyam:
TypeAdjective
Roota-sādhya
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
nāmaindeed/at all (emphasis)
nāma:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma
Formemphatic/quotative particle
kimwhat (anything)
kim:
TypePronoun
Rootkim
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
canaeven/at all; (with kim) any
cana:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootcana
Formenclitic particle (with kim = 'any')

विपुल उवाच

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Vipula (विपुल)

Educational Q&A

Arrogance based on presumed invulnerability (‘I am immortal’) leads to adharma. One must not disrespect ascetics, because tapas is portrayed as a real moral-spiritual force capable of achieving what seems impossible and of punishing wrongdoing.

Vipula admonishes someone who is behaving recklessly under the belief of being beyond death. He cautions that insulting a tapasvin is dangerous, emphasizing that ascetic power can overcome even those who consider themselves immortal.