Shloka 25

सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्

Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga

Devanagari script

सर्वाणि भूतानि सुखे रमन्ते सर्वाणि दुःखस्य भृशं त्रसन्ते । तेषां भयोत्पादनजातखेद: कुर्यान्न कर्माणि हि श्रद्धधान:,सम्पूर्ण प्राणी सुखमें प्रसन्न होते और दुःखसे बहुत डरते हैं; अतः प्राणियोंपर भय आता देखकर जिसे खेद होता है, उस श्रद्धालु पुरुषको भयदायक कर्म नहीं करना चाहिये

Transliteration

sarvāṇi bhūtāni sukhe ramante sarvāṇi duḥkhasya bhṛśaṃ trasante | teṣāṃ bhayotpādana-jāta-khedaḥ kuryān na karmāṇi hi śraddadhānaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: Alle Wesen erfreuen sich am Glück, und alle fürchten das Leiden zutiefst. Darum soll ein gläubiger Mensch—der Schmerz empfindet, wenn er sieht, wie Furcht in Lebewesen aufsteigt—keine Handlungen begehen, die bei anderen Furcht erzeugen.

Word by Word

सर्वाणिall

भूतानिbeings

सुखेin happiness

रमन्तेdelight (take pleasure)

सर्वाणिall

दुःखस्यof suffering

भृशम्greatly, intensely

त्रसन्तेfear, tremble

तेषाम्of them

भयfear

उत्पादनproducing, causing

जातarisen, born

खेदःdistress, remorse

कुर्यात्should do

नnot

कर्माणिactions, deeds

हिindeed, for

श्रद्धधानःfaithful, believing

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

bhūtāni (all living beings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Since all beings seek happiness and fear suffering, one who is devoted to dharma should avoid deeds that frighten or terrorize others; ethical action is measured by its impact on the felt safety and well-being of living creatures.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa articulates a general moral principle for righteous conduct: recognizing universal vulnerability to fear, the listener is urged to refrain from fear-producing actions.