Shloka 5

शकुनि (हिरण्मय-पक्षी) उपदेशः — Vighasāśin and the Difficulty of Gārhasthya

Devanagari script

पुण्यं भवति कर्मेदं प्रशस्तं चैव जीवितम्‌ । सिद्धार्थस्ति गतिं मुख्यां प्राप्ता धर्मपरायणा:

Transliteration

puṇyaṃ bhavati karmedaṃ praśastaṃ caiva jīvitam | siddhārthāste gatiṃ mukhyāṃ prāptā dharmaparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

“此举自成功德，他们的生活方式也确实可称赞。奉持达摩者已遂其志，抵达命运所指的至高之途。”

Word by Word

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भवति: is/becomes
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रशस्तम्: praised, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जीवितम्: life, living
• जीवितम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धार्थाः: having attained the goal; successful in purpose
• सिद्धार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गतिम्: path, state, destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मुख्याम्: chief, highest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्ताः: having attained; reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्त
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धर्मपरायणाः: devoted to dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मपरायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms that righteous action (karma) is intrinsically meritorious (puṇya) and that a life shaped by dharma is praiseworthy; such dharma-devoted persons achieve their true aim and attain the highest spiritual destiny (mukhyā gati).

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks in praise of a particular deed and the dharma-centered life of those who performed it, declaring them successful in purpose and recipients of the highest attainment.