Shloka 30

नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः

Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva

Devanagari script

व्याधिभिमथ्यमानानां त्यजतां विपुलं धनम्‌ | वेदनां नापकर्षन्ति यतमानाश्षिकित्सका:

Transliteration

vyādhibhir mathyamānānāṁ tyajatāṁ vipulaṁ dhanam | vedanāṁ nāpakarṣanti yatamānāś cikitsakāḥ ||

Translation

那罗陀言曰：“纵使人被疾病压碎，舍弃巨财，医者虽竭尽其力，往往亦不能拔除其痛。”

Word by Word

• व्याधिभिः: by diseases
• व्याधिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मथ्यमानानाम्: of those being churned/tormented
• मथ्यमानानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मथ्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• त्यजताम्: of those who are giving up
• त्यजताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Present, Participle (Shatru), Parasmaipada (active), Plural, Genitive plural (masculine/neuter by context)

• विपुलम्: abundant, great
• विपुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वेदनाम्: pain, suffering
• वेदनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अपकर्षन्ति: remove, draw away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अपकृष्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada (active), Third, Plural

• यतमानाः: striving, making effort
• यतमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चिकित्सकाः: physicians
• चिकित्सकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिकित्सक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• physicians (cikitsakāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth is not a guaranteed remedy for suffering: even when the afflicted relinquish great riches, pain may remain despite the best efforts of physicians. The verse points toward humility, detachment, and a realistic view of worldly means.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is speaking in a didactic context within Śānti Parva, using the example of severe illness to illustrate the limits of material resources and human skill in overcoming suffering.