Shloka 11

Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa

On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मण: कुरुते तद्धि यथा यद्‌ यच्च वाउछति । वद्दीस्तु संविशन्‌ योनीर्जायमान: पुन: पुन:

Transliteration

brāhmaṇaḥ kurute taddhi yathā yad yac ca vā icchati | vaddhīs tu saṁviśan yonīr jāyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

释迦说道：“婆罗门确能成就其所欲之果——无论欲求何事、以何方式，皆随其意而成。但为业果所缚者，必入胎复入胎，生而复生。”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुते: does; performs
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

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

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• यथा: as; in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• यत्: what; which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• वाञ्छति: desires; wishes
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वद्दीः: women (as written: vaddīḥ)
• वद्दीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वद्दी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• तु: but; however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• संविशन्: entering; lying with
• संविशन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सं-विश्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योनीः: wombs; female organs; sources of birth
• योनीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• जायमानः: being born
• जायमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जायमान
• Form: शानच् (present middle participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contrasts spiritual mastery with karmic bondage: a disciplined, spiritually potent brāhmaṇa can shape outcomes according to righteous will, whereas one bound by attachment and the fruits of action is driven into repeated births (saṁsāra).

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra) is speaking and articulates a moral-spiritual principle: inner freedom and tapas-based mastery lead to agency and higher attainment, while bondage to karma results in continual entry into new wombs and repeated rebirth.