इत्थं ततःप्रभृत्येष विप्रः सङ्कल्पवानभूत् । स्वधर्मनिरतो नित्यं यावज्जीवमतन्द्रितः ॥ १४ ॥
itthaṁ tataḥprabhṛtyēṣa vipraḥ saṅkalpavānabhūt | svadharmaniratō nityaṁ yāvajjīvamatandritaḥ || 14 ||
Translation
So from then on that brahmin was full of this resolve, all his life, while ever devoted to his own dharma and never slack.
Word by word
- itthaṁ
- so
- tataḥprabhṛti
- from then on
- ēṣa
- that
- vipraḥ
- brahmin
- saṅkalpavān
- full of this resolve
- abhūt
- was
- sva
- his own
- dharma
- to dharma
- niratō
- (nirataḥ) devoted
- nityaṁ
- ever
- yāvajjīvam
- all his life
- atandritaḥ
- never slack
Meaning
The commentary: from that time, devoted to his own dharma and free of sloth, the brahmin held that resolve as long as he lived. He did nothing wrong; he only wished. The wish is enough to make a world.