Shloka 32

Devanagari script

क्षान्तो दान्तो जितक्रोधो धर्मभूतो विहिंसक: । धर्मे रतमना नित्यं नरो धर्मेण युज्यते,क्षमाशील, जितेन्द्रिय, क्रोधविजयी, धर्मनिष्ठ, अहिंसक और सदा धर्मपरायण मनुष्य ही धर्मके फलका भागी होता है

Transliteration

kṣānto dānto jitakrodho dharmabhūto vihiṃsakaḥ | dharme ratamanā nityaṃ naro dharmeṇa yujyate ||

Translation

Maheshvara said: A man who is forbearing, self-restrained, and victorious over anger—one whose very nature is grounded in dharma and who is non-violent—who keeps his mind constantly devoted to dharma, is truly joined to dharma and becomes a rightful sharer in its fruits.

Word by Word

क्षान्तःforbearing, patient

दान्तःself-controlled, restrained

जितक्रोधःone who has conquered anger

धर्मभूतःone who has become/embodies dharma

विहिंसकःnon-injuring, harmless

धर्मेin dharma / in righteousness

रतमनाwhose mind is delighted/engaged (in dharma)

नित्यम्always

नरःa man/person

धर्मेणby/through dharma

युज्यतेis joined/connected (attains union)

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Maheśvara

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is not merely a rule to follow but a character to embody: patience (kṣamā), self-restraint (dama), conquest of anger, and non-violence. One who keeps the mind steadily devoted to dharma becomes truly established in it and therefore gains its rightful fruits.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara is speaking as a spiritual authority, defining the qualities of a genuinely dharmic person. The verse functions as ethical instruction, identifying inner virtues—especially control of anger and commitment to non-harm—as the basis for attaining the results of dharma.