Shloka 14

Devanagari script

केचिदध्ययने युक्ता वेदब्रतपरा: शुभा: । बुद्धिमन्तो गता: स्वर्ग तुष्टात्मानो जितेन्द्रिया:

Transliteration

kecid adhyayane yuktā vedavrataparāḥ śubhāḥ | buddhimanto gatāḥ svargaṃ tuṣṭātmāno jitendriyāḥ ||

Translation

کچھ دانا لوگ مطالعۂ مقدس (سوادھیائے) میں لگے، وید کے بتائے ہوئے مبارک ورتوں پر قائم، دل سے مطمئن اور حواس پر قابو رکھنے والے ہو کر سُوَرگ کو پہنچے۔

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक: किम्-शब्द)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अध्ययने: in study (of the Veda)
• अध्ययने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युक्ताः: engaged, devoted
• युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वेदव्रतपराः: intent on Vedic vows
• वेदव्रतपराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-व्रत-पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शुभाः: virtuous, auspicious
• शुभाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बुद्धिमन्तः: intelligent
• बुद्धिमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गताः: gone, attained
• गताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तुष्टात्मानः: content-minded, satisfied in self
• तुष्टात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जितेन्द्रियाः: having conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa speaker)
• वेद (Veda)
• स्वर्ग (Svarga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Heavenly attainment is linked to a disciplined ethical life: commitment to sacred study (svādhyāya/adhyayana), faithful observance of Vedic vows, wisdom, inner contentment, and mastery over the senses.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brāhmaṇa speaker describes a class of virtuous people—those devoted to Vedic study and observances—who, by their wisdom and self-restraint, have already attained residence in Svarga, illustrating the fruits of dharmic discipline.