Shloka 44

Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant

Devanagari script

ये जीर्यन्ते ब्रह्मचर्येण विप्रा बा्मीं वाचं परिरक्षन्ति चैव । मनस्थविनस्तीर्थयात्रापरायणा- स्ते तत्र मोदन्ति गवां निवासे

Transliteration

ye jīryante brahmacaryeṇa viprā brāhmīṁ vācaṁ parirakṣanti caiva | manasvino tīrthayātrāparāyaṇās te tatra modanti gavāṁ nivāse ||

Translation

دھرتراشٹر نے کہا—جو برہمن برہمچریہ پر قائم رہتے رہتے بڑھاپے کو پہنچ جاتے ہیں، جو ویدک وانی کی ہمیشہ حفاظت کرتے ہیں، اور جو پختہ ارادے کے ساتھ تیرتھ یاترا میں مشغول رہتے ہیں—وہی وہاں، گایوں کے مسکن گولوک میں، مسرور ہوتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जीर्यन्ते: grow old / decay
• Type: Verb
• Root: जॄ (जीर्यति)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by (means of) celibacy / brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विप्राः: brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मीम्: Vedic / sacred (brahmic)
• ब्राह्मीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वाचम्: speech; (here) Vedic utterance
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• परिरक्षन्ति: protect, preserve
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-रक्ष्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• एव: indeed, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मनस्विनः: high-minded, resolute
• मनस्विनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तीर्थयात्रापरायणाः: devoted to pilgrimage
• तीर्थयात्रापरायणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थयात्रापरायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• मोदन्ति: rejoice, delight
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गवाम्: of cows
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• निवासे: in the abode/dwelling
• निवासे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• brāhmī vāc (Vedic speech)
• tīrthayātrā (pilgrimage)
• gavām nivāsa (Goloka/abode of cows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises three dharmic commitments—lifelong brahmacarya (self-restraint), preservation of Vedic speech (protecting and transmitting sacred learning), and dedicated pilgrimage—as sources of spiritual merit leading to joy in the blessed realm associated with cows (Goloka).

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra continues describing who attains and enjoys the exalted ‘abode of cows.’ He identifies exemplary brāhmaṇas—ascetics, guardians of Vedic tradition, and devoted pilgrims—as those who rejoice there.