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Shloka 19

Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)

एतस्मिन्‌ वर्तमानस्य विधावप्रतिषेधिते । त्यागिन: प्रसृतस्येह नोच्छित्तिविद्यते क्वचित्‌

etasmin vartamānasya vidhāv apratiṣedhite | tyāginaḥ prasṛtasyeha nocchittir vidyate kvacit ||

اس دنیا میں رہتے ہوئے جو شخص وید کے مقرر کردہ طریقِ عمل کی پابندی کرتا ہے اور ممنوعات سے تجاوز نہیں کرتا، ایسے ثابت قدم تیاگی کا کہیں بھی زوال نہیں ہوتا؛ وہ کبھی بھی اخروی و روحانی ترقی سے محروم نہیں رہتا۔

एतस्मिन्in this (state/condition)
एतस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
वर्तमानस्यof one who is abiding/engaged (in it)
वर्तमानस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्तमान (वृत् धातु, वर्तमान-प्रत्यय)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
विधौin the prescribed rule/ordinance
विधौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अप्रतिषेधितेnot prohibited / unobstructed
अप्रतिषेधिते:
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-प्रतिषेधित (प्रतिषिध् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
त्यागिनःof the renouncer
त्यागिनः:
TypeNoun
Rootत्यागिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
प्रसृतस्यof one who has proceeded/advanced
प्रसृतस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसृत (सृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उच्छित्तिःdestruction/cessation
उच्छित्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउच्छित्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विद्यतेexists/is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (लट्, आत्मनेपद; 'विद्यते' = अस्ति)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
क्वचित्ever/anywhere/at any time
क्वचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित्

नकुल उवाच

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Nakula

Educational Q&A

A person who lives in the world while adhering to Veda-approved duties and avoiding prohibited actions, and who practices genuine tyāga (relinquishment), does not suffer spiritual ruin; such conduct safeguards one’s higher, post-mortem welfare.

Nakula is articulating a dharma-based principle within the Śānti Parva’s instruction: he emphasizes that disciplined life in accordance with Vedic prescriptions, combined with renunciant disposition, ensures continuity of merit and spiritual advancement.