Shloka 24

नारद–शुक संवादः

Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga

Devanagari script

शिष्याणामखिल कृत्स्नमनुज्ञातं ससंग्रहम्‌ । सर्वे च शिष्या: शुचयो गता: परमहर्षिता:

Transliteration

śiṣyāṇām akhilaṁ kṛtsnam anujñātaṁ sasaṅgraham | sarve ca śiṣyāḥ śucayo gatāḥ paramaharṣitāḥ ||

Translation

Yājñavalkya nói: “Ta đã truyền dạy cho các đệ tử toàn bộ luận thư ấy một cách trọn vẹn—kèm theo ý nghĩa thâm áo bên trong và bản yếu lược được sắp đặt mạch lạc—rồi ta cho phép họ ra đi. Bấy giờ, tất cả các đệ tử ấy, thanh tịnh trong hạnh kiểm và kỷ luật, hân hoan tột bậc, trở về nhà mình.”

Word by Word

• शिष्याणाम्: of the disciples
• शिष्याणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्स्नम्: whole, complete
• कृत्स्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुज्ञातम्: permitted / allowed
• अनुज्ञातम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स: that
• स: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संग्रहम्: compendium; collection; summary
• संग्रहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शिष्याः: disciples
• शिष्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शुचयः: pure; of pure conduct
• शुचयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गताः: went; departed
• गताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवतु/क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परम: supremely; exceedingly
• परम: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हर्षिताः: delighted; joyful
• हर्षिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya
• disciples (śiṣyāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of complete and responsible transmission of knowledge: the teacher imparts the teaching in full, including its organized summary and inner purport, and the students respond with purity of conduct and disciplined joy—showing that learning is fulfilled when it shapes character (śuci) as well as understanding.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yājñavalkya concludes instruction: after teaching the disciples the whole text along with its compendium/summary, he grants them permission to leave. The disciples, described as morally pure and highly delighted, depart for their homes.