Shloka 99
Devanagari script
ये पापानि न कुर्वन्ति मनोवाक्कर्मबुद्धिभि: । ते तपन्ति महात्मानो न शरीरस्य शोषणम्,जो मन, वाणी, क्रिया और बुद्धिके द्वारा कभी पाप नहीं करते हैं, वे ही महात्मा तपस्वी हैं। शरीरको सुखा देना ही तपस्या नहीं है
Transliteration
ye pāpāni na kurvanti manovākkarmabuddhibhiḥ | te tapanti mahātmāno na śarīrasya śoṣaṇam ||
Translation
尤提士提罗说道：“真正行苦行的，是那些大心之人：于意、语、身行与知见之中皆不造罪。苦行并非仅是使身体枯槁。”
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पापानिsins, evil deeds
पापानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
कुर्वन्तिdo, commit
कुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
मनःby mind
मनः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाक्by speech
वाक्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मby action/deed
कर्म:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
बुद्धिभिःby (their) understanding/intellect
बुद्धिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तपन्तिpractice austerity, do tapas
तपन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
महात्मानःgreat-souled ones
महात्मानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शरीरस्यof the body
शरीरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
शोषणम्drying up, emaciation (mortification)
शोषणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशोषण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True tapas is ethical restraint and purity across mind, speech, action, and discernment; mere physical mortification or emaciation is not the essence of austerity.
In the Vana Parva’s reflective discourse, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a dharma-centered definition of austerity, shifting emphasis from external bodily hardship to inner moral discipline.