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Shloka 26

Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya

तस्माद्‌ धर्मप्रधानेन साध्यो<र्थ: संयतात्मना । विश्वस्तेषु हि भूतेषु कल्पते सर्वमेव हि

tasmād dharmapradhānena sādhyo 'rthaḥ saṁyatātmanā | viśvastēṣu hi bhūtēṣu kalpatē sarvam eva hi ||

پس خود پر قابو رکھنے والے کو چاہیے کہ دھرم کو مقدم رکھ کر ہی دولت کی جستجو کرے—پہلے راست روی، پھر کسبِ مال۔ کیونکہ تمام جاندار اسی پر بھروسا کرتے ہیں جو دھرم کا پابند ہو؛ اور جب ہر سو اعتماد قائم ہو جائے تو اس کے کام خود بخود انجام پاتے ہیں۔

तस्मात्therefore/from that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, ablative, singular
धर्मप्रधानेनby/with one for whom dharma is primary
धर्मप्रधानेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मप्रधान
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
साध्यःto be accomplished/attainable
साध्यः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसाध्य
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अर्थःwealth/purpose (artha)
अर्थः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
संयतात्मनाby one of restrained self
संयतात्मना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंयतात्मन्
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
विश्वस्तेषुwhen (they are) trusting/confident
विश्वस्तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वस्त
Formmasculine/neuter, locative, plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
भूतेषुin/among beings
भूतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
Formneuter, locative, plural
कल्पतेis accomplished/comes to pass
कल्पते:
TypeVerb
Rootकॢप्
Formpresent, ātmanepada, third, singular
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootसर्व
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
एवcertainly/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि

वैशम्पायन उवाच

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Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

Artha (wealth and practical success) should be pursued only under the primacy of dharma and with self-restraint; a dharma-centered person naturally gains the trust of all beings, and that trust makes one’s goals easier to accomplish.

Vaiśampāyana continues a didactic passage in Śānti Parva, emphasizing ethical governance of life: prioritizing dharma, restraining the mind, and explaining how social trust arises from righteousness and leads to success in worldly affairs.