Shloka 40
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
Devanagari script
यथा योगाद् विमुच्यन्ते कारणैर्यर्निबोध तत् । योगैश्वर्यमतिक्रान्तो यो निष्क्रामति मुच्यते
Transliteration
yathā yogād vimucyante kāraṇair yan nibodha tat | yogaiśvaryam atikrānto yo niṣkrāmati mucyate ||
Translation
毗耶娑说：“当从我处了知：人如何、凭何因缘而由瑜伽得解脱。唯有那以出离之力超越瑜伽所生的种种神通成就，并迈出其界限之外者，才是真正得自由的人。”
Word by Word
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
योगात्from yoga
योगात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
विमुच्यन्तेare released, become free
विमुच्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि+मुच्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada, Active (Atmanepada usage)
कारणैःby means of causes/reasons
कारणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निबोधunderstand, know
निबोध:
TypeVerb
Rootनि+बुध्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
योगैश्वर्यम्yogic power/sovereignty
योगैश्वर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोग-ऐश्वर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अतिक्रान्तःhaving overstepped, transcended
अतिक्रान्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअति+क्रम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निष्क्रामतिgoes out, departs
निष्क्रामति:
TypeVerb
Rootनिस्+क्रम्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मुच्यतेis freed, is released
मुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/mediopassive sense
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaY
YogaY
yogic powers (aiśvarya/siddhi)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Liberation is not achieved by clinging to yogic attainments; true freedom comes when the yogin transcends even the extraordinary powers produced by Yoga and moves beyond their sphere.
Vyāsa continues an instructional discourse in the Śānti Parva, introducing an explanation of the means by which yogins attain release, emphasizing that yogic ‘powers’ are not the final goal.