Shloka 28

Devanagari script

धृत्या शिक्षोदरं रक्षेत्‌ पाणिपादं च चक्षुषा । चक्षु:श्रोत्रे च मनसा मनो वाचं च विद्यया

Transliteration

dhṛtyā śikṣodaraṃ rakṣet pāṇipādaṃ ca cakṣuṣā | cakṣuḥśrotre ca manasā mano vācaṃ ca vidyayā ||

Translation

قال نارادا: «بالثبات ينبغي كبح البطن واندفاعات الشهوة إلى الطعام؛ وباليقظة ينبغي صون اليدين والقدمين عن الفعل الآثم. وبالعقل تُضبط العينان والأذنان؛ وبالمعرفة الحقّة يُهذَّب العقل والقول.»

Word by Word

• धृत्या: by steadiness/fortitude
• धृत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शिक्षा: discipline/training
• शिक्षा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उदरम्: the belly
• उदरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रक्षेत्: should protect/guard
• रक्षेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाणि-पादम्: hands and feet
• पाणि-पादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि + पाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चक्षुषा: by the eye/sight
• चक्षुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• चक्षुः: the eye
• चक्षुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रोत्रे: the two ears
• श्रोत्रे: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मनः: the mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाचम्: speech
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विद्यया: by knowledge/learning
• विद्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A graded discipline of the person: firmness restrains appetite, vigilance restrains bodily actions, the mind regulates the senses, and wisdom refines mind and speech—so that conduct aligns with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Nārada instructs on ethical self-governance, presenting practical inner disciplines as the foundation for righteous living and social harmony.