Shloka 30
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
Devanagari script
यज्ञार्थानि हि सृष्टानि यथार्था श्रूयते श्रुति: । एवं पूर्वतरा: सर्वे प्रवृत्ताश्वैव मानवा:
Transliteration
yajñārthāni hi sṛṣṭāni yathārthā śrūyate śrutiḥ | evaṃ pūrvataraḥ sarve pravṛttāś caiva mānavāḥ ||
Translation
迦毗罗说：“万物实为祭祀而生；吠陀启示（śruti）如实宣告此真理。亦复如是，往昔一切人类世代，皆勤于行祭。”
Word by Word
यज्ञार्थानिthings meant for sacrifice
यज्ञार्थानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञार्थ (यज्ञ + अर्थ)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सृष्टानिcreated
सृष्टानि:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Plural, Passive (participial)
यथार्थाःtrue/accurate
यथार्थाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयथार्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
श्रूयतेis heard/is stated
श्रूयते:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormLat, Present, Passive, 3rd, Singular
श्रुतिःthe Veda/scriptural revelation
श्रुतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
एवम्thus/in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
पूर्वतराःearlier/former
पूर्वतराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रवृत्ताःengaged/occupied
प्रवृत्ताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + वृत्
Formक्त (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Active (participial)
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मानवाःmen/humans
मानवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
कपिल उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KapilaŚ
Śruti (Vedic revelation)Y
Yajña (sacrifice)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Kapila affirms a Vedic worldview in which creation is oriented toward yajña—sacrificial offering and disciplined duty—so that human life aligns with śruti and sustains dharma through ordained action.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila speaks as a teacher, citing śruti to justify that earlier humans consistently practiced yajña, presenting it as an ancient, normative pattern of righteous conduct.