Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 173 Shloka 50 - Mahabharata | German | Vedapath

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Shloka 50

Devanagari script

आनुृशंस्यपरैर्भाव्यं सदैव नियतात्मभि: । ब्रह्मण्यैर्धर्मशीलैश्व तपोनित्यैश्ष भारता:

Transliteration

ānṛśaṃsyaparair bhāvyaṃ sadaiva niyatātmabhiḥ | brahmaṇyair dharmaśīlaiś ca taponityaiś ca bhāratāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O Nachkommen Bharatas, wer sich selbst beherrscht, soll sich stets allen gegenüber mit Mitgefühl und Sanftmut verhalten. Er soll den Brāhmaṇas ergeben sein, im Dharma standhaft und in der Askese beständig.“

Word by Word

आनृशंस्यपरैःby/with compassionate (conduct)

भाव्यम्should be done/should be practiced

सदैवalways

नियतात्मभिःby the self-controlled

ब्रह्मण्यैःby those devoted to Brahmins/Brahman

धर्मशीलैःby the righteous in conduct

चand

तपोनित्यैःby those constant in austerity

भारताःO Bharatas (descendants of Bharata)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhāratas (descendants of Bharata)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that true dharmic life rests on three pillars: compassion toward others (ānṛśaṃsya), inner restraint (niyatātmā—control of mind and senses), and sustained religious-ethical discipline—reverence for Brahmins/sacred learning, righteous conduct, and regular tapas.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, conveys a normative instruction addressed to the Bhāratas: a concise ethical exhortation within Anuśāsana-parvan’s broader discourse on right conduct, emphasizing how those committed to dharma should behave.