Shloka 11

Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ

Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas

Devanagari script

विद्यावेदब्रतस्नातानव्यपाश्रयजीविन:

Transliteration

vidyāvedavratasnātān avyapāśrayajīvinaḥ

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “(One should honor and support) those who are trained in learning and the Vedas, who have completed their vows and the discipline of the sacred student-life, and who live without dependence on others.”

Word by Word

• विद्या-वेद-व्रत-स्नातान्: those who have completed (ritual) bathing/initiations in learning, the Vedas, and vows
• विद्या-वेद-व्रत-स्नातान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नात (√स्ना) (कृदन्त) ; समास-पूर्वपदाः: विद्या, वेद, व्रत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्-व्यपाश्रय-जीविनः: those who live without dependence (on others)
• अन्-व्यपाश्रय-जीविनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीविन् (प्रातिपदिक) ; उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद: अन्- (निषेध), व्यपाश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma highlights the ethical ideal of honoring and supporting those who are genuinely disciplined—educated in sacred knowledge, faithful to vows, and living with self-restraint and non-dependence—presenting such character as a mark of worthiness in society.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, describing qualities of exemplary persons—especially those shaped by Vedic study and vows—and indicating their moral standing and the proper regard they deserve.