Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तदेतदुपशान्तेन दान्तेनाध्यात्मशीलिना

Transliteration

tadetadupaśāntena dāntenādhyātmaśīlinā

Translation

Diese Lehre soll von dem aufgenommen und gelebt werden, der innerlich befriedet, selbstbezähmt und der Disziplin des Selbst hingegeben ist—damit die Unterweisung zur ethischen Verwandlung werde und nicht bloßes Wissen bleibe.

Word by Word

तत्that

एतत्this

उपशान्तेनby/with one who is calmed, tranquil

दान्तेनby/with one who is self-controlled

अध्यात्मशीलिनाby/with one devoted to the inner self/spiritual discipline

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes eligibility for higher instruction: true understanding arises in a person who is tranquil, senses-controlled, and committed to inner spiritual discipline. Ethical maturity and inner restraint are presented as prerequisites for assimilating dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa continues a didactic passage in the Śānti Parva, indicating the kind of listener or practitioner suited to receive the preceding or forthcoming teaching—someone calm, disciplined, and oriented toward adhyātma.