Shloka 30

अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश

Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort

Devanagari script

द्रव्यार्थस्पर्शसंयोगे या प्रीतिरुपजायते । स कामश्रित्तसंकल्प: शरीरं नास्य दृश्यते,स्त्री, माला, चन्दन आदि द्रव्योंके स्पर्श और सुवर्ण आदि धनके लाभसे जो प्रसन्नता होती है, उसके लिये जो चित्तमें संकल्प उठता है, उसीका नाम काम है। उस कामका शरीर नहीं देखा जाता (इसीलिये वह “अनंग” कहलाता है)

Transliteration

dravyārthasparśasaṃyoge yā prītir upajāyate | sa kāmāśrita-saṅkalpaḥ śarīraṃ nāsya dṛśyate ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：“当与可爱之物与诸般享乐相接触、相亲近而生欢喜时，那倾向于享受的心中决意，名为‘迦摩’（欲）。此欲无可见之身，不现为任何物质形体。”

Word by Word

द्रव्यin/with a substance (object)

अर्थin/with wealth, gain

स्पर्शin/with touch

संयोगेin/at contact, conjunction

याwhich

प्रीतिःdelight, pleasure

उपजायतेarises, is produced

सःthat, he/it

कामdesire (Kāma)

आश्रितdependent on, resting on

संकल्पःintention, mental resolve

शरीरम्body, form

नnot

अस्यof it/of him

दृश्यतेis seen, appears

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

kāma (desire)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Desire (kāma) is identified not as a physical entity but as a mental intention arising from pleasurable contact with objects and the prospect of gain; therefore it must be understood and governed at the level of thought and resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana offers a reflective definition of kāma, explaining how pleasure from sensory contact and acquisition triggers an inner resolve, and emphasizing that this force is subtle and unseen rather than bodily.