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Shloka 126

अनुक्रमणिकाध्यायः (Anukramaṇikā Adhyāya) — Invocation, Narrator Frame, and Textual Scope

गुरुशुश्रूषया क्षान्त्या यमयोर्विनयेन च । तुतोष लोक: सकलस्तेषां शौर्यगुणेन च

guruśuśrūṣayā kṣāntyā yamayor vinayena ca | tutoṣa lokaḥ sakalas teṣāṃ śauryaguṇena ca ||

By their devoted service to elders and teachers, by their forbearance, and by their disciplined humility, the whole world was pleased with them; and it was pleased also by the excellence of their valorous qualities.

गुरुशुश्रूषयाby service to elders/teachers
गुरुशुश्रूषया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु-शुश्रूषा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
क्षान्त्याby patience/forbearance
क्षान्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षान्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
यमयोःof the twins (Yama-twins)
यमयोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootयम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
विनयेनby humility/discipline
विनयेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविनय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तुतोषwas pleased/satisfied
तुतोष:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
लोकःthe world/people
लोकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सकलःentire, whole
सकलः:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootसकल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
शौर्यगुणेनby (their) quality of valor
शौर्यगुणेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशौर्य-गुण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
also/and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

Educational Q&A

Social and moral approval is earned through a combination of inner discipline—service to elders/teachers, patience, and humility—and outer excellence such as valor; heroism is ethically complete only when grounded in vinaya and self-restraint.

The text describes certain persons (implied from context) whose conduct and character—service to gurus, patience, disciplined humility, and valor—won the satisfaction and admiration of everyone.