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Shloka 28

Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession

अवाप्यान्‌ कामयन्नर्थान्‌ नानवाप्यान्‌ कदाचन । प्रत्युत्पन्नाननुभवन्‌ मा शुचस्त्वमनागतान्‌

avāpyān kāmayann arthān nānavāpyān kadācana | pratyutpannān anubhuvan mā śucas tvam anāgatān ||

Bhīṣma nói: Hãy chỉ khát cầu những mục tiêu và của cải thật sự có thể đạt được; chớ bao giờ thèm muốn điều không thể với tới. Hãy hưởng dùng những gì đã đến trong tay, và đừng sầu muộn vì những gì chưa kịp đến. Lời dạy ấy khuyên sự tri túc, tỉnh thực, và thoát khỏi nỗi lo về tương lai.

अवाप्यान्attainable (to be obtained)
अवाप्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअवाप्य (√आप् + अव- उपसर्ग; क्त्वा-तुमुन्/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, here as adjective)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
कामयन्desiring
कामयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√कम् (कामयति)
FormPresent (Shatru participle), Singular, Masculine, Nominative
अर्थान्objects/ends, desired things
अर्थान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनवाप्यान्unattainable
अनवाप्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवाप्य (अन्- + अवाप्य)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
कदाचनever/at any time
कदाचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचन
प्रत्युत्पन्नान्present, already arisen/available
प्रत्युत्पन्नान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्युत्पन्न (प्रति-उत्-√पद्/√पत्; past participle used adjectivally)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अनुभवन्enjoying/experiencing
अनुभवन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√भू (अनु-√भू; अनुभवति)
FormPresent (Shatru participle), Singular, Masculine, Nominative
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle with imperative/optative
शुचःgrieve (you should grieve)
शुचः:
TypeVerb
Root√शुच् (शोचति)
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
अनागतान्not yet come, future (things)
अनागतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनागत (अन्- + आगत; past participle used adjectivally)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

Cultivate realistic desire and inner contentment: seek what is attainable, refrain from chasing the impossible, enjoy what is presently available, and avoid anxiety or sorrow over future, not-yet-arrived outcomes.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right living, Bhishma continues advising the listener (Yudhishthira in context) on mental discipline—redirecting attention from speculative future worries to responsible engagement with what is presently within reach.