Shloka 33

अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā

Devanagari script

जात्या च कर्मणा चैव दुष्ट कर्म न सेवते । जात्या दुष्टश्न यः पापं न करोति स पूरुष:

Transliteration

jātyā ca karmaṇā caiva duṣṭa-karma na sevate | jātyā duṣṭaś ca yo pāpaṁ na karoti sa pūruṣaḥ ||

Translation

波罗舍罗说道：“若有人无论出身如何、品行如何，都不趋向恶行，此人方为可称之人。纵使被认为因出身而有污名，但仍不造罪者——唯此人配称真正的男子。”

Word by Word

• जात्या: by birth/caste
• जात्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• कर्मणा: by action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• दुष्टकर्म: evil deed/sinful act
• दुष्टकर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्टकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सेवते: resorts to/engages in
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• जात्या: by birth/caste
• जात्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• दुष्टः: tainted/evil (in birth)
• दुष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पापम्: sin/evil
• पापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• करोति: does/commits
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• पुरुषः: man/person
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral worth is determined by refraining from sinful, wicked actions; even if society deems someone ‘tainted’ by birth, ethical conduct makes one truly worthy.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s dharma-discourse, the sage Parāśara states a criterion for genuine human excellence: not birth-status but the refusal to engage in pāpa (sin) and duṣṭa-karma (wicked deeds).