Shloka 13

नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

अचेष्टमानमासीनं श्री: कज्चिदुपतिष्ठते । वश्चित्‌ कर्मानुसृत्यान्यो न प्राप्पमधिगच्छति

Transliteration

aceṣṭamānam āsīnaṁ śrīḥ kaścid upatiṣṭhate | vaścit karmānusṛtyānyo na prāpyam adhigacchati ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Nārada: Kung minsan, ang Śrī—kasaganaan at kapalaran—ay kusang lumalapit at tumitindig sa tabi ng taong nakaupo lamang, walang kilos at walang pagsisikap; samantalang ang iba, kahit sumunod sa paggawa at nagpakahirap, ay hindi pa rin nakakamit ang dapat sanang makamit. Ang aral: ang bunga sa daigdig ay hindi laging tumutugma sa nakikitang pagsisikap; kaya kumilos nang matuwid, hindi nagmamataas sa tagumpay at hindi nawawalan ng pag-asa sa kabiguan.

Word by Word

• अचेष्टमानम्: one who is not making effort
• अचेष्टमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचेष्टमान (चेष्ट् धातु से वर्तमान कृदन्त, नकारार्थक अ-)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसीनम्: sitting
• आसीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन (आस् धातु से भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीः: fortune; Lakshmi
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कञ्चित्: someone
• कञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपतिष्ठते: approaches; attends upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (उप-√स्था)
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• कश्चित्: someone
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्म: work; action
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुसृत्य: having pursued; having followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृ (अनु-√सृ)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्राप्यम्: what is to be obtained; attainable object
• प्राप्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्य (√आप्/√आप् with प्र-; ‘to be obtained’)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अधिगच्छति: attains; obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (अधि-√गम्)
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śrī (Lakṣmī/Prosperity)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Results in the world are not perfectly proportional to visible effort; therefore one should adhere to dharma and right action without pride when fortune comes easily and without discouragement when effort does not yield the expected gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada states an observation about human experience: some people receive prosperity even while inactive, whereas others strive through work yet do not obtain the expected, attainable result—highlighting the complex interplay of effort, circumstance, and unseen factors.