Shloka 24

Śuka’s Nirveda: Vyāsa’s Admonition on Dharma, Impermanence, and ‘Imperishable Wealth’ (अक्षय-धन)

Devanagari script

तपस्विनां धर्मवतां विदुषां चोपसेवनात्‌ । प्राप्स्यसे विपुलां बुद्धि तथा श्रेयोडभिपत्स्यसे,राजन! तपस्वी, धर्मात्मा एवं विद्वानोंकी सेवा करनेसे तुम्हें विशाल बुद्धि प्राप्त होगी, जिससे तुम कल्याणके भागी हो सकोगे

Transliteration

tapasvināṁ dharmavatāṁ viduṣāṁ copasevanāt | prāpsyase vipulāṁ buddhiṁ tathā śreyo 'bhipatsyase, rājan ||

Translation

ด้วยการเข้าไปอุปัฏฐากและปรนนิบัติฤๅษีผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ ผู้ทรงธรรม และบัณฑิตผู้รู้ เธอจักได้ปัญญาอันกว้างไกลและแหลมคม; และด้วยปัญญานั้นเอง ข้าแต่พระราชา เธอจักบรรลุ “ศฺเรยัส” คือความเกื้อกูลอันแท้จริง

Word by Word

• तपस्विनाम्: of ascetics
• तपस्विनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धर्मवताम्: of the righteous
• धर्मवताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विदुषाम्: of the learned
• विदुषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उपसेवनात्: from serving / by service
• उपसेवनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसेवन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• विपुलाम्: vast, abundant
• विपुलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• बुद्धिम्: intelligence, understanding
• बुद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• श्रेयः: the good, welfare
• श्रेयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिपत्स्यसे: you will attain / reach
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + पद्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• the king (rājan)