Shloka 13
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
Devanagari script
तेषां तेषां यथा हि त्वमाश्रमाणां ततस्ततः । नानारूपगुणोद्देशं पश्य विप्र स्थितं पृथक्
Transliteration
teṣāṃ teṣāṃ yathā hi tvam āśramāṇāṃ tatastataḥ | nānārūpaguṇoddeśaṃ paśya vipra sthitaṃ pṛthak ||
Translation
那罗陀说道：“当你依次观照诸住期（āśrama）之时，当见其所说之法（dharma）虽具种种形相与德性，却各自分明而立，噢，婆罗门。须清楚洞见它们各别的根基，并加以领会。”
Word by Word
तेषाम्of those
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
तेषाम्of those (respectively)
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
यथाas, according to how
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
आश्रमाणाम्of the āśramas (stages/orders of life)
आश्रमाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ततःthereafter; from there; thence
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
ततःfrom place to place / in each case
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
नानाvarious, manifold
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
रूपform, kind
रूप:
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, —, —
गुणquality, virtue
गुण:
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, —, —
उद्देशम्description, specification, statement
उद्देशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउद्देश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पश्यsee, observe
पश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपश्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
विप्रO brahmin
विप्र:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
स्थितम्situated, established, existing
स्थितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
पृथक्separately, distinctly
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaV
vipra (a brāhmaṇa interlocutor)Ā
āśramas (brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, saṃnyāsa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Dharma is taught with different emphases for different āśramas; one should discern each stage’s distinct duties and virtues rather than forcing a single uniform rule onto all.
Nārada addresses a brāhmaṇa interlocutor and instructs him to examine, one by one, the separate standing and character of the dharmas prescribed for the various āśramas.