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Yayāti-uttara (The Power of Fate)1.84.1–11
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महाभारत · 1.84.1–11
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ययातिर् उवाच
अहं ययातिर् नहुषस्य पुत्रः ।
पूरोः पिता सर्वभूतावमानात् ॥
प्रभ्रंशितः सुरसिद्धर्षिलोकात् ।
परिच्युतः प्रपताम्य् अल्पपुण्यः ॥
अहं हि पूर्वो वयसा भवद्भ्यस् ।
तेनाभिवादं भवतां न प्रयुञ्जे ॥
यो विद्यया तपसा जन्मना वा ।
वृद्धः स पूज्यो भवति द्विजानाम् ॥
अष्टक उवाच
अवादीश् चेद् वयसा यः स वृद्ध ।
इति राजन् नाभ्यवदः कथं चित् ॥
यो वै विद्वान् वयसा सन् स्म वृद्धः ।
स एव पूज्यो भवति द्विजानाम् ॥
ययातिर् उवाच
प्रतिकूलं कर्मणां पापम् आहुस् ।
तद् वर्तते ऽप्रवणे पापलोक्यम् ॥
सन्तो ऽसतां नानुवर्तन्ति चैतद् ।
यथा आत्मैषाम् अनुकूलवादी ॥
अभूद् धनं मे विपुलं महद् वै ।
विचेष्टमानो नाधिगन्ता तद् अस्मि ॥
एवं प्रधार्यात्महिते निविष्टो ।
यो वर्तते स विजानाति जीवन् ॥
नानाभावा बहवो जीवलोके ।
दैवाधीना नष्टचेष्टाधिकाराः ॥
तत् तत् प्राप्य न विहन्येत धीरो ।
दिष्टं बलीय इति मत्वात्मबुद्ध्या ॥
सुखं हि जन्तुर् यदि वापि दुःखं ।
दैवाधीनं विन्दति नात्मशक्त्या ॥
तस्माद् दिष्टं बलवन् मन्यमानो ।
न संज्वरेन् नापि हृष्येत् कदा चित् ॥
दुःखे न तप्येन् न सुखेन हृष्येत् ।
समेन वर्तेत सदैव धीरः ॥
दिष्टं बलीय इति मन्यमानो ।
न संज्वरेन् नापि हृष्येत् कदा चित् ॥
भये न मुह्याम्य् अष्टकाहं कदा चित् ।
संतापो मे मानसो नास्ति कश् चित् ॥
धाता यथा मां विदधाति लोके ।
ध्रुवं तथाहं भवितेति मत्वा ॥
संस्वेदजा अण्डजा उद्भिदाश् च ।
सरीसृपाः कृमयो ऽथाप्सु मत्स्याः ॥
तथाश्मानस् तृणकाष्ठं च सर्वं ।
दिष्टक्षये स्वां प्रकृतिं भजन्ते ॥
अनित्यतां सुखदुःखस्य बुद्ध्वा ।
कस्मात् संतापम् अष्टकाहं भजेयम् ॥
किं कुर्यां वै किं च कृत्वा न तप्ये ।
तस्मात् संतापं वर्जयाम्य् अप्रमत्तः ॥

लिप्यंतरण (IAST)

yayātir uvāca
ahaṃ yayātir nahuṣasya putraḥ |
pūroḥ pitā sarvabhūtāvamānāt ||
prabhraṃśitaḥ surasiddharṣilokāt |
paricyutaḥ prapatāmy alpapuṇyaḥ ||
ahaṃ hi pūrvo vayasā bhavadbhyas |
tenābhivādaṃ bhavatāṃ na prayuñje ||
yo vidyayā tapasā janmanā vā |
vṛddhaḥ sa pūjyo bhavati dvijānām ||
aṣṭaka uvāca
avādīś ced vayasā yaḥ sa vṛddha |
iti rājan nābhyavadaḥ kathaṃ cit ||
yo vai vidvān vayasā san sma vṛddhaḥ |
sa eva pūjyo bhavati dvijānām ||
yayātir uvāca
pratikūlaṃ karmaṇāṃ pāpam āhus |
tad vartate 'pravaṇe pāpalokyam ||
santo 'satāṃ nānuvartanti caitad |
yathā ātmaiṣām anukūlavādī ||
abhūd dhanaṃ me vipulaṃ mahad vai |
viceṣṭamāno nādhigantā tad asmi ||
evaṃ pradhāryātmahite niviṣṭo |
yo vartate sa vijānāti jīvan ||
nānābhāvā bahavo jīvaloke |
daivādhīnā naṣṭaceṣṭādhikārāḥ ||
tat tat prāpya na vihanyeta dhīro |
diṣṭaṃ balīya iti matvātmabuddhyā ||
sukhaṃ hi jantur yadi vāpi duḥkhaṃ |
daivādhīnaṃ vindati nātmaśaktyā ||
tasmād diṣṭaṃ balavan manyamāno |
na saṃjvaren nāpi hṛṣyet kadā cit ||
duḥkhe na tapyen na sukhena hṛṣyet |
samena varteta sadaiva dhīraḥ ||
diṣṭaṃ balīya iti manyamāno |
na saṃjvaren nāpi hṛṣyet kadā cit ||
bhaye na muhyāmy aṣṭakāhaṃ kadā cit |
saṃtāpo me mānaso nāsti kaś cit ||
dhātā yathā māṃ vidadhāti loke |
dhruvaṃ tathāhaṃ bhaviteti matvā ||
saṃsvedajā aṇḍajā udbhidāś ca |
sarīsṛpāḥ kṛmayo 'thāpsu matsyāḥ ||
tathāśmānas tṛṇakāṣṭhaṃ ca sarvaṃ |
diṣṭakṣaye svāṃ prakṛtiṃ bhajante ||
anityatāṃ sukhaduḥkhasya buddhvā |
kasmāt saṃtāpam aṣṭakāhaṃ bhajeyam ||
kiṃ kuryāṃ vai kiṃ ca kṛtvā na tapye |
tasmāt saṃtāpaṃ varjayāmy apramattaḥ ||

शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ययातिः उवाच अहं नहुषस्य पुत्रः पूरोः पिता ययातिः सर्वभूतावमानात् सुरसिद्धर्षिलोकात् प्रभ्रंशितः अल्पपुण्यः परिच्युतः प्रपतामिyayātiḥ uvāca ahaṃ nahuṣasya putraḥ pūroḥ pitā yayātiḥ sarvabhūtāvamānāt surasiddharṣilokāt prabhraṃśitaḥ alpapuṇyaḥ paricyutaḥ prapatāmiYayati said: I am the son of Nahusha, father of Puru, Yayati; for scorning all beings cast down from the worlds of gods, siddhas, and sages, my merit spent, having fallen, I am falling
अहं वयसा भवद्भ्यः पूर्वः तेन भवतां अभिवादं न प्रयुञ्जे यः विद्यया तपसा जन्मना वा वृद्धः सः द्विजानां पूज्यः भवतिahaṃ vayasā bhavadbhyaḥ pūrvaḥ tena bhavatāṃ abhivādaṃ na prayuñje yaḥ vidyayā tapasā janmanā vā vṛddhaḥ saḥ dvijānāṃ pūjyaḥ bhavatiI am older than you in years, therefore I do not offer greeting to you [first]; for whoever is elder by knowledge, austerity, or birth, he is the one to be honored among the twice-born
अष्टकः उवाच राजन् यः वयसा वृद्धः [इति] अवादीः चेत् [तु] विद्वान् वयसा वृद्धः सः एव द्विजानां पूज्यः भवतिaṣṭakaḥ uvāca rājan yaḥ vayasā vṛddhaḥ [iti] avādīḥ cet [tu] vidvān vayasā vṛddhaḥ saḥ eva dvijānāṃ pūjyaḥ bhavatiAshtaka said: O king, you said that the elder in years [is honored]; but truly he who is learned and at the same time old in years, he is the one honored among the twice-born
ययातिः उवाच कर्मणां प्रतिकूलं पापं आहुः तत् अप्रवणे पापलोक्यं वर्तते सन्तः असतां एतत् न अनुवर्तन्ति यथा एषां आत्मा अनुकूलवादीyayātiḥ uvāca karmaṇāṃ pratikūlaṃ pāpaṃ āhuḥ tat apravaṇe pāpalokyaṃ vartate santaḥ asatāṃ etat na anuvartanti yathā eṣāṃ ātmā anukūlavādīYayati said: what is contrary to good deeds is called sin; it leads down into evil worlds a person not inclined to virtue; the good do not follow the ways of the wicked, but act as their own conscience, favoring virtue, directs them
मे विपुलं महत् धनं अभूत् [तत्] विचेष्टमानः तत् अधिगन्ता न अस्मि एवं प्रधार्य आत्महिते निविष्टः यः वर्तते सः जीवन् विजानातिme vipulaṃ mahat dhanaṃ abhūt [tat] viceṣṭamānaḥ tat adhigantā na asmi evaṃ pradhārya ātmahite niviṣṭaḥ yaḥ vartate saḥ jīvan vijānātigreat, abundant wealth [of merit] was mine; but, striving, to regain it I am not [able]; having understood this and settled in one's own true good, whoever lives thus attains [truth] while living
जीवलोके नानाभावाः बहवः दैवाधीनाः नष्टचेष्टाधिकाराः तत् तत् प्राप्य धीरः न विहन्येत दिष्टं बलीयः इति आत्मबुद्ध्या मत्वाjīvaloke nānābhāvāḥ bahavaḥ daivādhīnāḥ naṣṭaceṣṭādhikārāḥ tat tat prāpya dhīraḥ na vihanyeta diṣṭaṃ balīyaḥ iti ātmabuddhyā matvāin the world of the living many different states are subject to fate, and effort [there] is powerless; obtaining this and that, let the steadfast man not be broken, knowing in his own mind that destiny is stronger
जन्तुः सुखं यदि वा दुःखं दैवाधीनं विन्दति न आत्मशक्त्या तस्मात् दिष्टं बलवत् मन्यमानः कदाचित् न संज्वरेत् न अपि हृष्येत्jantuḥ sukhaṃ yadi vā duḥkhaṃ daivādhīnaṃ vindati na ātmaśaktyā tasmāt diṣṭaṃ balavat manyamānaḥ kadācit na saṃjvaret na api hṛṣyetthe living being obtains both happiness and sorrow by the will of fate, not by his own strength; therefore, [holding] fate to be mighty, let him never be broken nor ever exult
धीरः दुःखे न तप्येत् सुखेन न हृष्येत् सदा समेन वर्तेत दिष्टं बलीयः इति मन्यमानः न संज्वरेत् न अपि हृष्येत्dhīraḥ duḥkhe na tapyet sukhena na hṛṣyet sadā samena varteta diṣṭaṃ balīyaḥ iti manyamānaḥ na saṃjvaret na api hṛṣyetlet the steadfast man not be tormented in sorrow, nor exult in happiness; let him ever remain in balance; [holding] that fate is stronger, let him neither grieve nor rejoice [excessively]
अष्टक अहं कदाचित् भये न मुह्यामि मे कः चित् मानसः संतापः न अस्ति धाता लोके यथा मां विदधाति तथा अहं ध्रुवं भविता इति मत्वाaṣṭaka ahaṃ kadācit bhaye na muhyāmi me kaḥ cit mānasaḥ saṃtāpaḥ na asti dhātā loke yathā māṃ vidadhāti tathā ahaṃ dhruvaṃ bhavitā iti matvāO Ashtaka, I am never bewildered by fear; there is no sorrow of mind in me whatsoever; 'as the Ordainer (Dhatri) disposes of me in this world, so shall I surely become' -- thinking thus
संस्वेदजाः अण्डजाः उद्भिदाः सरीसृपाः कृमयः अप्सु मत्स्याः तथा अश्मानः तृणकाष्ठं च सर्वं दिष्टक्षये स्वां प्रकृतिं भजन्तेsaṃsvedajāḥ aṇḍajāḥ udbhidāḥ sarīsṛpāḥ kṛmayaḥ apsu matsyāḥ tathā aśmānaḥ tṛṇakāṣṭhaṃ ca sarvaṃ diṣṭakṣaye svāṃ prakṛtiṃ bhajantethose born of sweat, of the egg, of the sprouting [seed], the creeping things, the worms, the fish in the waters, and likewise stones, grass, and wood -- all things, when their allotted time expires, return to their own nature [-- vanish]
अष्टक सुखदुःखस्य अनित्यतां बुद्ध्वा कस्मात् अहं संतापं भजेयं किं कुर्यां किं च कृत्वा न तप्ये तस्मात् अप्रमत्तः संतापं वर्जयामिaṣṭaka sukhaduḥkhasya anityatāṃ buddhvā kasmāt ahaṃ saṃtāpaṃ bhajeyaṃ kiṃ kuryāṃ kiṃ ca kṛtvā na tapye tasmāt apramattaḥ saṃtāpaṃ varjayāmiO Ashtaka, having known the impermanence of happiness and sorrow, why should I give myself over to sorrow? What should I do, and having done what, would I not be tormented? Therefore, vigilant, I avoid sorrow
ययातिर्yayātiroriginal form "yayātir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ययातिर्yayātiroriginal form "yayātir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रपताम्य्prapatāmyoriginal form "prapatāmy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हिhioriginal form "hi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूर्वोpūrvooriginal form "pūrvo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवद्भ्यस्bhavadbhyasoriginal form "bhavadbhyas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेनाभिवादंtenābhivādaṃoriginal form "tenābhivādaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूज्योpūjyooriginal form "pūjyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्विजानाम्dvijānāmoriginal form "dvijānām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवादीश्avādīśoriginal form "avādīś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेद्cedoriginal form "ced", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृद्धvṛddhaoriginal form "vṛddha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाभ्यवदःnābhyavadaḥoriginal form "nābhyavadaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कथंkathaṃoriginal form "kathaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैvaioriginal form "vai", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सन्sanoriginal form "san", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्मsmaoriginal form "sma", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूज्योpūjyooriginal form "pūjyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
द्विजानाम्dvijānāmoriginal form "dvijānām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ययातिर्yayātiroriginal form "yayātir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पापम्pāpamoriginal form "pāpam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आहुस्āhusoriginal form "āhus", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽप्रवणे'pravaṇeoriginal form "'pravaṇe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पापलोक्यम्pāpalokyamoriginal form "pāpalokyam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सन्तोsantooriginal form "santo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽसतां'satāṃoriginal form "'satāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नानुवर्तन्तिnānuvartantioriginal form "nānuvartanti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैतद्caitadoriginal form "caitad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आत्मैषाम्ātmaiṣāmoriginal form "ātmaiṣām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभूद्abhūdoriginal form "abhūd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महद्mahadoriginal form "mahad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैvaioriginal form "vai", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विचेष्टमानोviceṣṭamānooriginal form "viceṣṭamāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाधिगन्ताnādhigantāoriginal form "nādhigantā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रधार्यात्महितेpradhāryātmahiteoriginal form "pradhāryātmahite", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निविष्टोniviṣṭooriginal form "niviṣṭo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नानाभावाnānābhāvāoriginal form "nānābhāvā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बहवोbahavooriginal form "bahavo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दैवाधीनाdaivādhīnāoriginal form "daivādhīnā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धीरोdhīrooriginal form "dhīro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलीयbalīyaoriginal form "balīya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मत्वात्मबुद्ध्याmatvātmabuddhyāoriginal form "matvātmabuddhyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हिhioriginal form "hi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जन्तुर्janturoriginal form "jantur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वापिvāpioriginal form "vāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नात्मशक्त्याnātmaśaktyāoriginal form "nātmaśaktyā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माद्tasmādoriginal form "tasmād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलवन्balavanoriginal form "balavan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्यमानोmanyamānooriginal form "manyamāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संज्वरेन्saṃjvarenoriginal form "saṃjvaren", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नापिnāpioriginal form "nāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कदाkadāoriginal form "kadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चित्citoriginal form "cit", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तप्येन्tapyenoriginal form "tapyen", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सदैवsadaivaoriginal form "sadaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलीयbalīyaoriginal form "balīya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्यमानोmanyamānooriginal form "manyamāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संज्वरेन्saṃjvarenoriginal form "saṃjvaren", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नापिnāpioriginal form "nāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कदाkadāoriginal form "kadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चित्citoriginal form "cit", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुह्याम्य्muhyāmyoriginal form "muhyāmy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अष्टकाहंaṣṭakāhaṃoriginal form "aṣṭakāhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कदाkadāoriginal form "kadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चित्citoriginal form "cit", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संतापोsaṃtāpooriginal form "saṃtāpo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मानसोmānasooriginal form "mānaso", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नास्तिnāstioriginal form "nāsti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चित्citoriginal form "cit", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाहंtathāhaṃoriginal form "tathāhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवितेतिbhavitetioriginal form "bhaviteti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संस्वेदजाsaṃsvedajāoriginal form "saṃsvedajā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अण्डजाaṇḍajāoriginal form "aṇḍajā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उद्भिदाश्udbhidāśoriginal form "udbhidāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृमयोkṛmayooriginal form "kṛmayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽथाप्सु'thāpsuoriginal form "'thāpsu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाश्मानस्tathāśmānasoriginal form "tathāśmānas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संतापम्saṃtāpamoriginal form "saṃtāpam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अष्टकाहंaṣṭakāhaṃoriginal form "aṣṭakāhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भजेयम्bhajeyamoriginal form "bhajeyam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैvaioriginal form "vai", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वर्जयाम्य्varjayāmyoriginal form "varjayāmy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद

Yayati said: “I am the son of Nahusha, father of Puru, Yayati; for scorning all beings I have been cast down from the worlds of gods, siddhas, and sages, my merit spent, and now I fall. I am older than you in years, and therefore I do not offer you my greeting first; for whoever is elder by knowledge, austerity, or birth is the one to be honored among the twice-born.” Ashtaka said: “O king, you have said that the elder in years is to be honored; but truly it is the one who is learned and also old in years who is honored among the twice-born.” Yayati said: “What is contrary to good deeds they call sin; it leads down into evil worlds a person not inclined to virtue; the good do not follow the ways of the wicked, but act as their own conscience, favoring what is good, directs them. Great and abundant wealth of merit was once mine; but though I strive, I am no longer able to regain it; understanding this and settling firmly in one's own true good, whoever lives so attains true understanding while he lives. In the world of the living there are many different states, governed by fate, where effort avails nothing; meeting with this or that, let the steadfast man not be broken, knowing in his own mind that destiny is stronger. Whether a creature meets happiness or suffering, he obtains it by the power of fate, not by his own strength; therefore, holding fate to be mighty, let him never be shattered nor ever exult. Let the steadfast man not be tormented by suffering, nor exult in happiness; let him ever remain in balance. O Ashtaka, I am never bewildered by fear; there is no sorrow whatsoever in my mind; thinking, 'As the Ordainer disposes of me in this world, so shall I surely become' -- with this thought I remain at peace. Those born of sweat, of eggs, of sprouting seed, the creeping things, the worms, the fish in the waters, and likewise stones, grass, and wood -- all things, when their allotted time expires, return to their own nature and vanish. O Ashtaka, having realized the impermanence of happiness and sorrow, why should I give myself over to grief? What should I do, and having done what, would I not be tormented? Therefore, remaining vigilant, I avoid sorrow.”

संस्करण

23a8672b82de · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 4:06:49 pm UTC

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पिछलाश्लोक 1.83.6–13

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