Shloka 46
Adhyāya 314 — हिमवदाश्रमः, शक्तिक्षेपकथा, तथा स्वाध्यायविधिः
Himalayan Hermitage, the Myth of the Thrown Spear, and Rules of Vedic Study
Devanagari script
पुण्यपापेन मानुष्यमधर्मेणाप्यधोगतिम् । केवल पुण्य करनेसे मनुष्य ऊर्ध्वलोकमें गमन करता है
Transliteration
puṇyapāpena mānuṣyam adharmeṇāpy adhogatim |
Translation
阎若伐迦说道：由福与罪的杂和，众生得人身；而以违背正法之行——更甚者——便堕入下界。此教示明示道德因果：纯福能升举，善恶杂作则系缚于人间再生，久行罪业则引人下沉。
Word by Word
पुण्यby merit/virtue
पुण्य:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
पापेनby sin
पापेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मानुष्यम्human state/birth (as a human)
मानुष्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अधर्मेणby unrighteousness
अधर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अधोगतिम्downward course/low state
अधोगतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअधोगति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YājñavalkyaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Actions bear corresponding results: merit tends toward higher attainments, mixed merit and demerit yield continued human rebirth, and unrighteous conduct drives one toward lower states.
In a didactic discourse within the Śānti Parva, the sage Yājñavalkya explains the ethical logic of karma—how different patterns of conduct shape one’s post-mortem destiny and future birth.