Shloka 25

कृपकृपी-जननम्

The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras

Devanagari script

अक्लिष्टं फलमव्यग्रो विन्दते बुद्धिमान्‌ नर: । तस्मिन्‌ दृष्टे फले राजन्‌ प्रयत्नं कर्तुमहसि

Transliteration

akliṣṭaṃ phalam avyagro vindate buddhimān naraḥ | tasmin dṛṣṭe phale rājan prayatnaṃ kartum arhasi ||

Translation

Người trí, giữ tâm không tán loạn, sẽ đạt được kết quả không phải giành bằng khổ nhọc hay gắng sức gây hại. Hỡi Đại vương, thấy được quả như thế, ngài nên chuyên tâm nỗ lực với lòng thành.

Word by Word

• अक्लिष्टम्: untroubled, effortless
• अक्लिष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अव्यग्रः: undistracted, unagitated
• अव्यग्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विन्दते: finds, obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (विन्दति)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• बुद्धिमान्: intelligent, wise
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नरः: man, person
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that, upon that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दृष्टे: when (it is) seen; upon being seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Locative, Singular

• फले: in the result, in the fruit
• फले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रयत्नम्: effort, endeavor
• प्रयत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do, to make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you should, you are fit (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the King being addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Focused, undistracted effort guided by wisdom leads to wholesome results; recognizing the value of such outcomes, one should commit oneself to purposeful endeavor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses the king and offers counsel: a wise person attains beneficial results through steady, unagitated focus, and therefore the king should undertake the necessary effort after recognizing the promised fruit.