Shloka 73

Devanagari script

एतैर्वर्धयते तेज: पाप्मानं चापकर्षति । जो ब्राह्मण हर्ष, मद और क्रोधसे रहित है, उसे कभी दुःख नहीं उठाना पड़ता है। दान, वेदाध्ययन, यज्ञ, तप, लज्जा, सरलता और इन्द्रियसंयम--इन सदगुणोंसे ब्राह्मण अपने तेजकी वृद्धि और पापका नाश करता है

Transliteration

etair vardhayate tejaḥ pāpmānaṃ cāpakarṣati | yo brāhmaṇaḥ harṣa-mada-krodha-se rahitaḥ sa kadācid duḥkhaṃ na anubhavati | dāna-vedādhyayana-yajña-tapaḥ-lajjā-saralatā-indriya-saṃyamaiḥ sadguṇaiḥ brāhmaṇaḥ sva-tejasaḥ vṛddhiṃ karoti pāpasya ca nāśaṃ karoti ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: By these virtues one increases one’s spiritual radiance and draws away sin. A brāhmaṇa who is free from elation, intoxication of pride, and anger does not have to endure suffering. Through good qualities such as generosity, study of the Veda, sacrifice, austerity, modesty, straightforwardness, and restraint of the senses, a brāhmaṇa strengthens his inner splendor and destroys wrongdoing.

Word by Word

एतैःby these

वर्धयतेincreases

तेजःsplendor, spiritual power

पाप्मानम्sin, evil

चand

अपकर्षतिremoves, draws away

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

brāhmaṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Cultivating specific virtues—charity, Vedic study, sacrifice, austerity, modesty, simplicity, and sense-restraint—builds inner tejas (spiritual-moral radiance) and removes pāpman (sin). Freedom from elation, pride, and anger is presented as a condition for avoiding suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa instructs on dharma and inner discipline, describing the qualities by which a brāhmaṇa purifies himself, increases spiritual potency, and diminishes sin.