Shloka 75

Devanagari script

अनेयश्नाभिमानी च दुर्बुद्धिरजितेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

aneyāśnābhimānī ca durbuddhir ajitendriyaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He was proud of improper, unrestrained eating, of a warped understanding, and of senses left unconquered—marks of moral collapse and unfitness for righteous conduct under the strain of war.

Word by Word

• अनेयश्नाभिमानी: one who is proud of not eating (i.e., of fasting)
• अनेयश्नाभिमानी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेयश्न + अभिमानिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दुर्बुद्धिः: evil-minded, of bad intellect
• दुर्बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + बुद्धि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अजितेन्द्रियः: one whose senses are unconquered, uncontrolled
• अजितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + जित + इन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links ethical failure to lack of self-mastery: pride in undisciplined habits, distorted judgment, and uncontrolled senses are presented as markers of adharma and as causes of ruinous decisions, especially in a war setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a person’s character in condemnatory terms, emphasizing inner defects—bad judgment and uncontrolled senses—rather than external power, to frame why such a figure acts wrongly or meets an unfortunate end.