Shloka 92

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

Devanagari script

अद्रोहो नाभिमानश्र ह्वीस्तितिक्षा दम: शम: । धीमन्तो धृतिमन्तश्न॒ भूतानामनुकम्पका:

Transliteration

adroho nābhimānaś ca hrīs titikṣā damaḥ śamaḥ | dhīmanto dhṛtimantaś ca bhūtānām anukampakāḥ ||

Translation

قال الصيّاد: «ترك العداوة، وترك الكِبر، والحياء، والصبر، وضبط النفس، وسكينة الباطن—إنّ الحكماء الثابتين حقًّا رحماء بجميع الكائنات الحيّة.»

Word by Word

अद्रोहःnon-malice, non-hostility

अनभिमानःabsence of pride

ह्रीःmodesty, shame (sense of propriety)

तितिक्षाforbearance, endurance

दमःself-control (restraint of senses)

शमःtranquility, mental calm

धीमन्तःwise, intelligent (persons)

धृतिमन्तःsteadfast, possessing fortitude

भूतानाम्of beings, of creatures

अनुकम्पकाःcompassionate (towards)

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

व्याध (the hunter)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True wisdom expresses itself through virtues—non-hostility, humility, modesty, patience, self-restraint, and inner calm—and culminates in compassion toward all beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

The hunter (Vyādha) is instructing his listener on the marks of a genuinely wise and steadfast person, emphasizing ethical conduct and universal compassion as central to dharma.