Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ये वै तपसि वर्तन्ते वने मूलफलाशना: । असंचया: क्रियावन्तस्तान्‌ नमस्यामि यादव

Transliteration

ye vai tapasi vartante vane mūlaphalāśanāḥ | asaṃcayāḥ kriyāvantas tān namasyāmi yādava ||

Translation

اے یادَو! جو لوگ جنگل میں رہ کر جڑیں اور پھل کھا کر تپسیا میں لگے رہتے ہیں، کسی طرح کا ذخیرہ نہیں رکھتے اور اپنے مقررہ اعمال میں ثابت قدم رہتے ہیں—میں اُنہیں سجدۂ تعظیم کرتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

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

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• तपसि: in austerity
• तपसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वर्तन्ते: live/abide/are engaged
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मूलफलाशनाः: eating roots and fruits
• मूलफलाशनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूलफलाशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• असंचयाः: without hoarding/without accumulation
• असंचयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंचय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रियावन्तः: active; performing rites/duties
• क्रियावन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रियावत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नमस्यामि: I bow to / I salute
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (नाम्/नम्)
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यादव: O Yādava
• यादव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yādava (Kṛṣṇa)
• forest (vana)
• roots and fruits (mūla, phala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse honors ascetics who practice tapas with simplicity and non-attachment: living on minimal food, not hoarding, and remaining steady in disciplined observances. Ethical emphasis falls on self-control, contentment, and duty-based conduct rather than possession or display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Yādava (Kṛṣṇa) and offers reverential praise to forest-dwelling practitioners of austerity. The statement functions as a moral commendation within Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma and exemplary modes of life.