Shloka 7

Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)

Devanagari script

वीतहर्षमदक्रोधो ब्राह्मणो नावसीदति । दानमध्ययन यज्ञस्तपो हीरार्जव॑ दम:

Transliteration

vītaharṣa-mada-krodho brāhmaṇo nāvasīdati | dānam adhyayana-yajñas tapo hrīr ārjavam damaḥ ||

Translation

ব্যাসে ক’লে—যি ব্রাহ্মণ হর্ষ, অহংকাৰৰ মদ আৰু ক্ৰোধৰ পৰা মুক্ত, সি দুঃখত নিমজ্জিত নহয়। তাৰ জীৱন আৰু আচৰণ ধাৰণ কৰা গুণ হ’ল দান, অধ্যয়ন, যজ্ঞ, তপস্যা, হ্ৰী (লাজ/বিনয়), আৰ্জৱ (সৰলতা) আৰু দম (ইন্দ্ৰিয়সংযম)।

Word by Word

वीतहर्षमदक्रोधःfree from joy, pride, and anger

ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin

नnot

अवसीदतिsinks down; becomes dejected

दानम्giving; charity

अध्ययनम्study (of the Veda)

यज्ञःsacrifice; ritual

तपःausterity; penance

हीःmodesty; shame (sense of propriety)

आर्जवम्straightforwardness; sincerity

दमःself-control; restraint

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

brāhmaṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Freedom from emotional extremes (elation), ego-intoxication (pride), and anger prevents inner collapse; a life grounded in charity, learning, sacred duty, austerity, modesty, honesty, and self-restraint sustains dharmic stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle of brahminical and ethical conduct: inner equanimity and a set of sustaining virtues keep a person—especially a brāhmaṇa—from falling into dejection.