Shloka 13
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
Devanagari script
प्रागगर्भाधानान्मन्त्रा हि प्रवर्तन्ते द्विजातिषु । अविश्रम्भेषु वर्तन्ते विश्रम्भेष्वप्पसंशयम्
Transliteration
prāg garbhādhānān mantrā hi pravartante dvijātiṣu | aviśrambheṣu vartante viśrambheṣv apy asaṁśayam ||
Translation
迦毗罗说道：“在二次生者之中，吠陀真言甚至在受胎之礼之前便已发动。它们在庄严公开的仪式中起作用，也在亲近私密的场合中起作用——毫无疑问。”
Word by Word
प्राक्before
प्राक्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्राक्
गर्भाधानात्from (the rite of) conception/impregnation
गर्भाधानात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भाधान
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
मन्त्राःVedic mantras
मन्त्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
प्रवर्तन्तेproceed/are set in motion/are employed
प्रवर्तन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रवृत् (√वृत्)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
द्विजातिषुamong the twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya)
द्विजातिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजाति
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
अविश्रम्भेषुin (matters) without familiarity/without trust
अविश्रम्भेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअविश्रम्भ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
वर्तन्तेoperate/are used/occur
वर्तन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (√वृत्)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
विश्रम्भेषुin (matters) with familiarity/with trust
विश्रम्भेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविश्रम्भ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
असंशयम्undoubtedly
असंशयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअसंशय
Speaker
कपिल उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KapilaD
dvijāti (twice-born classes)G
garbhādhāna-saṁskāraV
Vedic mantrasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Kapila emphasizes the pervasive authority of Vedic mantras for the twice-born: their ritual force begins even prior to conception rites and extends across both formal public duties and private, familiar contexts.
In the Śānti Parva’s didactic dialogue, Kapila is explaining principles of dharma and Vedic practice, highlighting how mantra-based rites structure the life-cycle and conduct of the dvija communities.