Shloka 26
भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या
Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa
Devanagari script
न तृप्ति: प्रियलाभे<स्ति तृष्णा नाद्धि: प्रशाम्यति । सम्प्रज्वलति सा भूय: समिद्धिरिव पावक:
Transliteration
na tṛptiḥ priyalābhe 'sti tṛṣṇā nāddhiḥ praśāmyati | samprajvalati sā bhūyaḥ samiddhir iva pāvakaḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“人即使得到了心爱之物，也不会因此满足；贪欲并不因所得而止息。相反，它一次又一次地炽燃起来——如同火焰得了薪柴，便愈加猛烈。”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तृप्तिःsatisfaction, contentment
तृप्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतृप्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियलाभेin the gaining of dear/desired things
प्रियलाभे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रियलाभ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तृष्णाcraving, thirst
तृष्णा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतृष्णा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अद्धिःsatiation, appeasement (quenching)
अद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रशाम्यतिsubsides, is calmed/quenched
प्रशाम्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootशम्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सम्प्रज्वलतिblazes forth, flares up
सम्प्रज्वलति:
TypeVerb
Rootज्वल्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
साthat (she/it), i.e., that craving
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भूयःagain, further, more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
समिद्धिःkindling, being well-fed (of fire)
समिद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसमिद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पावकःfire
पावकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपावक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaF
fire (pāvaka)F
fuel/kindling (samiddhi)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Desire is intrinsically self-amplifying: obtaining beloved objects does not produce lasting contentment; it strengthens craving, just as fuel makes fire blaze more.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct and inner discipline, Bhīṣma teaches Yudhiṣṭhira by using a vivid simile—fire and fuel—to warn that indulgence does not end longing but intensifies it.