एवं स्वतनुज आत्मन्यनुरागावेशितचित्त: शौचाध्ययनव्रतनियमगुर्वनलशुश्रूषणाद्यौपकुर्वाणककर्माण्यनभियुक्तान्यपि समनुशिष्टेन भाव्यमित्यसदाग्रह: पुत्रमनुशास्य स्वयं तावद् अनधिगतमनोरथ: कालेनाप्रमत्तेन स्वयं गृह एव प्रमत्त उपसंहृत: ॥ ६ ॥
evam sva-tanuja atmany anuragavesita-cittah saucadhyayana-vrata-niyama-gurv-anala-susrusanady-aupakurvanaka-karmany anabhiyuktany api samanusistena bhavyam ity asad-agrahah putram anusasya svayam tavad anadhigata-manorathah kalenapramattena svayam grha eva pramatta upasamhrtah.
- evam
- thus
- sva
- own
- tanu-je
- in his son, Jada Bharata
- atmani
- whom he considered to be himself
- anuraga-avesita-cittah
- the brahmana who was absorbed in love for his son
- sauca
- cleanliness
- adhyayana
- study of Vedic literature
- vrata
- accepting all the vows
- niyama
- regulative principles
- guru
- of the spiritual master
- anala
- of the fire
- susrusana-adi
- the service, etc.
- aupakurvanaka
- of the brahmacarya-asrama
- karmani
- all the activities
- anabhiyuktani api
- although not liked by his son
- samanusistena
- fully instructed
- bhavyam
- should be
- iti
- thus
- asat-agrahah
- having unsuitable obstinacy
- putram
- his son
- anusasya
- instructing
- svayam
- himself
- tavat
- in that way
- anadhigata-manorathah
- not having fulfilled his desires
- kalena
- by the influence of time
- apramattena
- which is not forgetful
- svayam
- he himself
- grhe
- to his home
- eva
- certainly
- pramattah
- being madly attached
- upasamhrtah
- died
The brahmana father of Jada Bharata considered his son his heart and soul, and therefore he was very much attached to him. He thought it wise to educate his son properly, and being absorbed in this unsuccessful endeavor, he tried to teach his son the rules and regulations of brahmacarya—including the execution of the Vedic vows, cleanliness, study of the Vedas, the regulative methods, service to the spiritual master and the method of offering a fire sacrifice. He tried his best to teach his son in this way, but all his endeavors failed. In his heart he hoped that his son would be a learned scholar, but all his attempts were unsuccessful. Like everyone, this brahmana was attached to his home, and he had forgotten that someday he would die. Death, however, was not forgetful. At the proper time, death appeared and took him away.