Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सर्वोपायैस्तु लोभस्य क्रोधस्य च विनिग्रह: । एतत्‌ पवित्र ज्ञानानां तथा चैवात्मसंयम:

Transliteration

sarvopāyais tu lobhasya krodhasya ca vinigrahaḥ | etat pavitraṃ jñānānāṃ tathā caivātmasaṃyamaḥ ||

Translation

Bharadvāja said: By every possible means one should restrain greed and anger. This is the purifying discipline for those who seek true knowledge, and it is indeed self-mastery.

Word by Word

सर्वोपायैःby all means/remedies

तुindeed/but

लोभस्यof greed

क्रोधस्यof anger

चand

विनिग्रहःrestraint/suppression

एतत्this

पवित्रम्pure/holy

ज्ञानानाम्of knowledges/among teachings

तथाthus/likewise

चand

एवindeed/just

आत्मसंयमःself-control

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bharadvāja

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that greed (lobha) and anger (krodha) must be restrained by every available method; such restraint is itself a purifying practice and a hallmark of true self-mastery (ātmasaṃyama), especially for those pursuing wisdom (jñāna).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Bharadvāja delivers moral instruction, emphasizing inner discipline as a foundation for peace and right conduct.