Shloka 83

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानां महाराज चेष्टा संसिद्धिकारिका | महाराज! तप, यज्ञ, विद्या, भिक्षा, इन्द्रियसंयम, ध्यान, एकान्तवासका स्वभाव, संतोष और यथाशक्ति शास्त्रज्ञान-ये सब गुण तथा चेष्टाएँ ब्राह्मणोंके लिये सिद्धि प्रदान करनेवाली हैं

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | brāhmaṇānāṃ mahārāja ceṣṭā saṃsiddhi-kārikā | tapaḥ yajñaḥ vidyā bhikṣā indriya-saṃyamaḥ dhyānam ekānta-vāsaḥ svabhāvaḥ santoṣaḥ yathā-śakti śāstra-jñānam—ete sarve guṇāś ca ceṣṭāś ca brāhmaṇebhyaḥ siddhi-pradāḥ |

Translation

قال فياسا: «أيها الملك العظيم، إن رياضات البراهمة هي الوسائل بعينها التي تُفضي إلى التحقق الروحي. الزهد والتقشف، والقرابين (yajña)، وطلب العلم، والتسول للصدقة، وكبح الحواس، والتأمل، والميل الفطري إلى السكنى في الخلوة، والقناعة، ومعرفة الكتب المقدسة على قدر الطاقة—هذه الفضائل والممارسات هي التي تمنح البراهمة النجاح في طريق الدارما.»

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of/for the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चेष्टा: conduct/endeavor
• चेष्टा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• संसिद्धिकारिका: bringing about perfect success
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसिद्धिकारिका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Mahārāja (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Vyāsa defines the Brahmin’s path to ‘siddhi’ (spiritual accomplishment) as a set of virtues and disciplines: austerity, sacrificial duty, learning, humble livelihood through alms, sense-restraint, meditation, solitude, contentment, and scriptural understanding suited to one’s capacity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the instruction-focused setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa addresses the king and outlines the practices that characterize Brahmin conduct, presenting them as the means to inner success and stability in dharma.