Shloka 24

त्रिवर्गविचारः

Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma

Devanagari script

कर्म यच्छुभमेवेह सद्धिराचरितं च यत्‌ । तदेव ज्ञानयुक्तस्य मुनेर्वर्त्म न हीयते

Transliteration

karma yacchubham eveha saddhir ācaritaṃ ca yat | tad eva jñānayuktasya muner vartma na hīyate ||

Translation

在此世间，唯有真正吉祥之业——善人所行之业——正是具智之牟尼所行之道。他顺其本性而行，终不离此途。

Word by Word

• कर्म: action, deed
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficial
• शुभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• इह: here, in this world
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• सद्धिः: by the good (people)
• सद्धिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आचरितम्: practised, performed
• आचरितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

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

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

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

• ज्ञानयुक्तस्य: of the one endowed with knowledge
• ज्ञानयुक्तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वर्त्म: path, way
• वर्त्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्त्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हीयते: is diminished, falls away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/medio-passive (भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोग)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that wisdom is expressed through conduct: the truly knowledgeable sage naturally follows only auspicious actions validated by the practice of the virtuous, and such a person does not deviate from that dharmic path.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right living, Bhishma continues advising on ethical standards, grounding the sage’s way in śubha karma and the established conduct (ācāra) of good people.