Shloka 18

Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna

Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties

Devanagari script

एवमेव कृतप्रज्ञो न दोषैरविंषयां श्वरन्‌ । असज्जमान: सर्वेषु कथंचन न लिप्यते

Transliteration

evam eva kṛtaprajño na doṣair aviṣayāṁś caran | asajjamānaḥ sarveṣu kathaṁcana na lipyate ||

Translation

同样，具足成就、慧解清净之人——出入诸境而不为其所驱——不为其过失所染。由于他对一切关系与占有（如妻、子等）皆不执著，即便涉入世务，也丝毫不为那些通常附着于享受之中的缺陷所玷污。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

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

• कृतप्रज्ञः: one whose wisdom is firm/settled
• कृतप्रज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतप्रज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• दोषैः: by/with faults
• दोषैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अविषयान्: non-objects (not as objects of attachment)
• अविषयान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविषय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• श्चरन्: moving about; engaging in; practicing
• श्चरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असज्जमानः: not clinging; not becoming attached
• असज्जमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असज्जमान
• Form: शानच् (present middle participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वेषु: in all (things/beings)
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• कथंचन: in any way; at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन

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

• लिप्यते: is tainted; is smeared; gets stained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/Reflexive (karmani usage)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• wife (strī)
• son (putra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady wisdom is shown by engaging with life without clinging: when one remains unattached, the defects of sense-enjoyments and relationships do not stain the mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa states a general ethical principle in the Śānti Parva’s instruction: the truly wise person can move among worldly objects and relations while remaining inwardly free, and therefore remains undefiled.