Shloka 106
सत्त्ववान् सात्त्विक: सत्य: सत्यधर्मपरायण: । अभिप्राय: प्रियाहों5र्ह: प्रियकृत् प्रीतिवर्धन:
sattvavān sāttvikaḥ satyaḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | abhiprāyaḥ priyāhaḥ arhaḥ priyakṛt prītivardhanaḥ ||
Bhīṣma sprach: „Er ist erfüllt von innerer Kraft und Vorzüglichkeit; von sāttvika Natur; er ist die Wahrheit selbst—der die Wahrheit spricht und fest auf dem Dharma steht. Er ist das geliebte Ziel der Liebenden; würdig, das Teuerste dargebracht zu bekommen; von allen zu verehren; der seinen Verehrern Wohlgefallen bereitet; und der die Liebe derer mehrt, die ihn lieben.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises an ideal ethical-spiritual character: one grounded in sattva (purity and clarity), unwavering in truthfulness, established in dharma, worthy of honor, and capable of nurturing devotion and affection in others through pleasing, beneficent conduct.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma and exemplary conduct. Here he enumerates laudatory attributes of a supremely virtuous figure—describing the kind of person (or revered ideal) who is truthful, dharma-centered, beloved by devotees, and worthy of worship.