Shloka 343

Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

तपस्यागश्न योगश्न स तै: सर्वमवाप्नुयात्‌ । जिसकी वाणी और मन सदा एकाग्र रहते हैं तथा जिसमें तप, त्याग और योग-- तीनोंका समावेश है, वह उनके द्वारा सब कुछ पा लेता है

Transliteration

tapasyāgaś ca yogaś ca sa taiḥ sarvam avāpnuyāt |

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“凡其言与心恒常专一，而苦行（tapas）、舍离（tyāga）与瑜伽之修持三者合一者，便能凭此诸行，获得一切所当得之成就。”

Word by Word

• तपस्यागश्न: one who has (the qualities of) austerity and renunciation
• तपस्यागश्न: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + त्याग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगश्न: one who has yoga (is endowed with yoga)
• योगश्न: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तैः: by those (i.e., by these qualities)
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain / may attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the highest human fulfillment arises from a combined practice of tapas (disciplined austerity), tyāga (renunciation of attachment), and yoga (steadiness and integration of mind). When these are unified—supported by one-pointedness of mind and truthful, aligned speech—a person becomes capable of attaining comprehensive spiritual and ethical success.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Bhishma addresses Yudhishthira with guidance on right living and liberation-oriented practice. Here he condenses a practical ideal: inner concentration together with the triad of austerity, renunciation, and yoga as the means to attain the highest ends.