Shloka 39
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
ज्ञाननिष्ठां वदन्त्येके मोक्षशास्त्रविदो जना: | कर्मनिष्ठां तथैवान्ये यतय: सूक्ष्मदर्शिन:
Translation
有一类通晓解脱论典的人说：唯有安住于智慧之定（jnana-nishtha）才是通向解脱之具；而另一些洞见精微的遁世修行者（yati）则宣称：安住于行持之定（karma-nishtha）才是得自由之道。
Word by Word
ज्ञाननिष्ठाम्steadfastness in knowledge
ज्ञाननिष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञाननिष्ठा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वदन्तिsay
वदन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
एकेsome (people)
एके:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मोक्षशास्त्रविदःknowers of the moksha-treatise
मोक्षशास्त्रविदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्षशास्त्रविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जनाःpeople
जनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कर्मनिष्ठाम्steadfastness in action (ritual/works)
कर्मनिष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मनिष्ठा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यतयःascetics
यतयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सूक्ष्मदर्शिनःsubtle-seeing, discerning
सूक्ष्मदर्शिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसूक्ष्मदर्शिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
जनक उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes