Shloka 17

परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269

Devanagari script

आगमाश्च यथाकाले संकल्पाश्न यथाक्रमम्‌ । अपेतकामक्रोधानां दुश्चराचारकर्मणाम्‌

Transliteration

āgamāś ca yathākāle saṅkalpāś ca yathākramam | apetakāmakrodhānāṃ duścarācārakarmaṇām ||

Translation

迦毗罗说道：“在适当的时节，经典的洞见在他们心中生起；依其次第，真实的誓愿渐趋成熟。既已弃绝欲与嗔，他们的行持与苦行严峻非常，使旁人难以效法。”

Word by Word

• आगमाः: scriptural teachings/authoritative texts
• आगमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• काले: in (due) time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• संकल्पाः: resolves/intentions
• संकल्पाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• क्रमम्: order/sequence
• क्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपेत: gone away from; free from
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप-इ (अप + इ)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• काम: desire
• काम: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• क्रोधानाम्: of (those) angers; of the angry
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• दुश्चर: hard to practice
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुश्चर
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आचार: conduct/observance
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कर्मणाम्: of actions/deeds
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kapila

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Spiritual maturity is portrayed as orderly and timely: as desire and anger are relinquished, scriptural understanding and steadfast resolve arise naturally, and one’s disciplined conduct becomes rigorous—often difficult for ordinary people to imitate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kapila is describing a class of disciplined practitioners: they have abandoned kāma and krodha, and as a result their lives exhibit demanding ethical and practical disciplines, alongside a progressive awakening of scriptural knowledge and firm intention.