Shloka 137

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

मुनिर्दान्तो जितक्रोधो जितशिश्रोदर: सदा

Transliteration

munir dānto jitakrodho jitaśiśrodaraḥ sadā

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “A sage should be self-restrained, ever disciplined—one who has conquered anger and mastered the impulses of the senses and the belly.”

Word by Word

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दान्तः: self-controlled, restrained
• दान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितक्रोधः: one who has conquered anger
• जितक्रोधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितक्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितशिश्नोदरः: one who has conquered lust (genitals) and appetite (belly)
• जितशिश्नोदरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितशिश्नोदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• muni (sage)