Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

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

Transliteration

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

Translation

Vì thế, người biết tự chế nên theo đuổi mục tiêu vật chất bằng cách đặt dharma lên hàng đầu—trước hết thực hành chính hạnh rồi sau mới cầu tài. Bởi muôn loài đặt lòng tin nơi kẻ tận hiến cho dharma; và khi niềm tin đã được gây dựng khắp nơi, mọi việc của con người tự nhiên thành tựu.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, ablative, singular

• धर्मप्रधानेन: by/with one for whom dharma is primary
• धर्मप्रधानेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मप्रधान
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, singular

• साध्यः: to be accomplished/attainable
• साध्यः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्थः: wealth/purpose (artha)
• अर्थः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• संयतात्मना: by one of restrained self
• संयतात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयतात्मन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• विश्वस्तेषु: when (they are) trusting/confident
• विश्वस्तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वस्त
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• भूतेषु: in/among beings
• भूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• कल्पते: is accomplished/comes to pass
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप्
• Form: present, ātmanepada, third, singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• एव: certainly/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.