Shloka 13

Śrī-nivāsa: Traits and Conditions for the Abode of Prosperity (श्री-निवासः)

Devanagari script

सत्यासु नित्यं प्रियदर्शनासु सौभाग्ययुक्तासु गुणान्वितासु,इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानथधर्मपर्वणि श्रीरुक्मिणीसंवादे एकादशो<5ध्याय:

Transliteration

satyāsu nityaṃ priyadarśanāsu saubhāgyayuktāsu guṇānvitāsu | iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śrīrukmiṇīsaṃvāde ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “(One should place one’s trust and affection) always in women who are truthful, ever pleasing to behold, endowed with good fortune, and possessed of virtues.” Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, in the Anuśāsana Parva, within the section on the dharma of gifts, in the dialogue concerning Śrī Rukmiṇī, ends the Eleventh Chapter.

Word by Word

• सत्यासु: in/among the truthful (women)
• सत्यासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्या (स्त्री.)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• प्रिय-दर्शनासु: in/among those of pleasing appearance
• प्रिय-दर्शनासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियदर्शना (स्त्री.)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• सौभाग्य-युक्तासु: in/among those endowed with good fortune
• सौभाग्य-युक्तासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौभाग्ययुक्ता (स्त्री.)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• गुण-अन्वितासु: in/among those possessed of virtues
• गुण-अन्वितासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणान्विता (स्त्री.)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्री-महा-भारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्री-महा-भारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत (नपुं.)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासन-पर्वणि: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासन-पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्वन् (नपुं.)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दान-धर्म-पर्वणि: in the section on the dharma of gifts
• दान-धर्म-पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्वन् (नपुं.)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• श्री-रुक्मिणी-संवादे: in the dialogue concerning Lady Rukmini
• श्री-रुक्मिणी-संवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीरुक्मिणीसंवाद (पुं.)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एकादशः: eleventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (पुं.)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dānadharma-parvan (section on charity)
• Rukmiṇī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises a cluster of ethical and auspicious qualities—truthfulness, virtue, and conduct that brings harmony and prosperity—presented as worthy of esteem and trust within household life and dharma-oriented social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is speaking in the Anuśāsana Parva within a dharma discourse; this line functions as a concluding statement (with the colophon) in the Rukmiṇī-related dialogue, summarizing the ideal qualities being commended.