Shloka 1

तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः

Instruction on the Cessation of Craving

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

kapila uvāca | etāvad anupaśyanti yatayo yānti mārgagāḥ | naiṣāṃ sarveṣu lokeṣu kaścid asti vyatikramaḥ ||

Translation

Kapila nói: “Đến mức ấy, các bậc khổ hạnh mới quán thấy chân lý: đi trên con đường, họ cứ tiến bước. Đối với họ, trong mọi cõi, không có ai và không có gì có thể ngăn trở hay làm lệch hướng hành trình.”

Word by Word

• एतावत्: this much, so much
• एतावत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतावत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुपश्यन्ति: they observe/realize
• अनुपश्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√पश्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यतयः: ascetics, restrained ones
• यतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यान्ति: they go
• यान्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मार्गगाः: going on the path (path-goers)
• मार्गगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मार्गग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एषाम्: of these (of them)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: worlds, realms
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कश्चित्: anyone/anything (someone)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• व्यतिक्रमः: obstruction, transgression, deviation
• व्यतिक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतिक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• yatayaḥ (ascetics/renouncers)
• loka (worlds/realms)
• mārga (the path)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Disciplined renouncers who truly perceive reality and remain established on the spiritual path move unhindered; their progress toward liberation is not obstructed by worldly realms or conditions.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sumeru-raśmi–Kapila dialogue of Śānti Parva, Kapila begins by describing the insight and unimpeded spiritual movement of ascetics who follow the path (especially the nivṛtti-oriented way of withdrawal from worldly aims).