Shloka 52

Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट उवाच निर्मुक्ता: सर्वसंगैयें कृतात्मानो यतव्रता: । अध्यात्मयोगसंस्थानैर्युक्ता: स्वर्गगतिं गता:

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca

nirmuktāḥ sarvasaṅgaiḥ kṛtātmāno yatavratāḥ |

adhyātmayogasaṃsthānaiḥ yuktāḥ svargagatiṃ gatāḥ ||

Translation

持国说道：“噢，大圣仙！唯有具萨埵之性者——离一切执著，能制其心，严守誓戒，安住于内证之智与瑜伽行——既得升天之道，方能往至功德所成的梵天世界、圣净的梵界。于彼处，你将不能见到持国。”

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निर्मुक्ताः: freed, released
• निर्मुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वसङ्गेभ्यः: from all attachments
• सर्वसङ्गेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• कृतात्मानः: self-controlled (having mastered the mind/self)
• कृतात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यतव्रताः: of restrained vows; observing disciplined vows
• यतव्रताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अध्यात्मयोगसंस्थानेभिः: by/with the disciplines/establishments of adhyātma-yoga
• अध्यात्मयोगसंस्थानेभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यात्मयोगसंस्थान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• युक्ताः: endowed, joined, engaged
• युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वर्गगतिम्: the path/attainment of heaven
• स्वर्गगतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गगति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गताः: have gone; attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: गत
• Form: Past participle (kta), Plural, Masculine, Nominative

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Mahāmuni (the sage addressed)
• Svarga (heaven)
• Brahmaloka (Brahma-world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Freedom from attachment, mastery of the mind, disciplined observance of vows, and steady practice of adhyātma (spiritual knowledge) and yoga are presented as the ethical-spiritual qualifications that lead to higher post-mortem attainments such as svarga and the meritorious Brahmaloka.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses a great sage and reflects on the destiny of spiritually disciplined, sāttvika persons. He states that such people attain higher worlds (svarga and Brahmaloka), and adds that Dhṛtarāṣṭra himself will not be visible there—implying a separation of spiritual attainments based on one’s inner discipline and merit.