Shloka 77
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
Devanagari script
प्रयत्नेनापि चारक्षच्चित्तं पुत्रस्य वै पिता
Transliteration
prayatnenāpi cārakṣac cittaṃ putrasya vai pitā
Translation
释迦罗（因陀罗）说道：纵使竭尽诚挚之力，父亲也无法护持或安定儿子的心念——这表明：若内在的决心与自制缺失，父母之爱与照拂亦有其限度。
Word by Word
प्रयत्नेनwith effort
प्रयत्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयत्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अरक्षत्protected/guarded
अरक्षत्:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
चित्तम्mind
चित्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुत्रस्यof (his) son
पुत्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वैindeed/verily
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पिताthe father
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra)F
father (pitā)S
son (putra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
External guardianship—even by a well-intentioned parent—cannot fully protect a person’s inner mind; lasting safety depends on the individual’s own discipline and right understanding.
Śakra (Indra) comments on a situation where a father, despite trying hard, fails to keep his son’s mind on a wholesome or stable course, highlighting the moral that inner restraint cannot be imposed from outside.