Shloka 9
प्रकृत्या नित्यसलिलो नित्यमध्ययने रत: । तपोदमाशभ्यां संयुक्तो वृत्तेनानवरेण च,स्वभाव तो उसका पानीके समान है। वह सदा स्वाध्यायमें लगा रहता है। तप, इन्द्रिय- संयम तथा उत्तम आचार-विचारसे संयुक्त है
prakṛtyā nityasalilo nityam adhyayane rataḥ | tapodamāśabhyāṁ saṁyukto vṛttenānavareṇa ca ||
ব্ৰাহ্মণে ক’লে— তেওঁ স্বভাৱতে সদায় নিৰ্মল, প্ৰবাহমান জলৰ দৰে—পবিত্ৰ আৰু শীতল। তেওঁ সদায় স্বাধ্যায়ত নিমগ্ন। তপস্যা, ইন্দ্ৰিয়-সংযম আৰু নিৰ্দোষ সদাচাৰে তেওঁ সমন্বিত।
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines ethical excellence through inner purity and steady discipline: constant sacred study (svādhyāya), austerity (tapas), sense-control (dama), and faultless conduct (anavara vṛtta). Character is presented as natural purity expressed through consistent practice.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, a brāhmaṇa speaker describes the qualities of an exemplary person, praising his innate purity and his sustained commitment to learning, restraint, and impeccable behavior as markers of dharmic life.