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Shloka 18

कालनिर्देशः शोकनिवारणं च

Instruction on Kāla and the Removal of Grief

इति चाप्यत्र कौन्तेय मन्त्रो वेदेषु पठ्यते । वेदप्रमाणविद्ितं धर्म च प्रत्रवीमि ते

iti cāpy atra kaunteya mantro vedeṣu paṭhyate | vedapramāṇaviditaṁ dharmaṁ ca pravakṣyāmi te, kuntīnandana |

Vyāsa nói: “Hỡi con của Kuntī, ngay trong việc này cũng có một thần chú được tụng đọc trong các Veda. Ta sẽ tuyên bày cho con dharma đã được biết và được xác lập bởi thẩm quyền của Veda.”

इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अत्रhere; in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
कौन्तेयO son of Kunti
कौन्तेय:
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मन्त्रःa mantra
मन्त्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वेदेषुin the Vedas
वेदेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
पठ्यतेis recited/read
पठ्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootपठ्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive
वेदप्रमाणविदितम्known/established by Vedic authority
वेदप्रमाणविदितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवेद-प्रमाण-विदित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma; duty/law
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall declare/tell
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-वच्
FormFuture (Simple Future), Parasmaipada, First, Singular, Active
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
कुन्तीनन्दनO Kunti's son
कुन्तीनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती-नन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
K
Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)
K
Kuntīnandana (son of Kuntī)
V
Vedas
M
Mantra

Educational Q&A

That dharma should be understood and taught on the basis of Vedic authority (veda-pramāṇa); Vyāsa frames his instruction as grounded in a Vedic mantra and therefore not merely personal opinion.

Vyāsa addresses the son of Kuntī and signals a transition into a doctrinal explanation: he cites that the Vedas contain a relevant mantra and then promises to expound the Veda-sanctioned dharma connected to the topic under discussion.