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Shloka 12

नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity

या दुस्त्यजा दुर्मतिभिर्या न जीर्य॑ति जीर्यत: । योडसौ प्राणान्तिको रोगस्तां तृष्णां त्यजत: सुखम्‌

yā dustyajā durmatibhir yā na jīryati jīryataḥ | yo 'sau prāṇāntiko rogas tāṁ tṛṣṇāṁ tyajataḥ sukham ||

Bhīṣma nói: Cơn khát ái dục ấy—kẻ mê lầm khó lòng dứt bỏ, thân có già mà nó chẳng già, lại bị xem như căn bệnh đeo bám đến hơi thở cuối—ai đoạn trừ được sự khát ấy, người ấy mới có hạnh phúc chân thật.

याwhich (she/that)
या:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
दुस्त्यजाhard to abandon
दुस्त्यजा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुस्त्यज
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
दुर्मतिभिःby the foolish/ill-minded (persons)
दुर्मतिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
याwhich
या:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जीर्यतिdecays, grows old
जीर्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootजॄ (जीर्यति)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
जीर्यतःof (one) decaying / while (the body) decays
जीर्यतः:
TypeKridanta (present participle)
Rootजॄ (जीर्यत्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असौthat (well-known)
असौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/असौ (pronoun)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राणान्तिकःlasting until life’s end
प्राणान्तिकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राणान्तिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रोगःdisease
रोगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरोग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ताम्that (her/it)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तृष्णाम्craving, thirst (desire)
तृष्णाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतृष्णा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
त्यजतःof (one) abandoning / for one who abandons
त्यजतः:
TypeKridanta (present participle)
Rootत्यज् (त्यजत्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सुखम्happiness, ease
सुखम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
T
tṛṣṇā (craving/thirst)
R
roga (disease)

Educational Q&A

Craving (tṛṣṇā) is portrayed as an enduring illness that persists even as the body ages; real happiness comes from abandoning this insatiable desire through discernment and self-restraint.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira, emphasizing inner discipline: the conquest of craving is presented as a decisive step toward peace and lasting well-being.