Shloka 67

Devanagari script

एकेन च यथोत्थेयं सत्यत्वं मधुरा गिर: । उत्सवानां समाजानां क्रिया: केतनजास्तथा,मनुष्य अकेला होकर भी किस प्रकार उत्थान (उन्नति) करे? इसका विचार, सत्यता, उत्सवों और समाजोंमें मधुर वाणीका प्रयोग तथा गृहसम्बन्धी क्रियाएँ--इन सबका वर्णन किया गया है

Transliteration

ekena ca yathotthēyaṁ satyatvaṁ madhurā giraḥ | utsavānāṁ samājānāṁ kriyāḥ ketanajāstathā ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “How a person, even when alone, may rise to prosperity; the steadfastness of truth; the use of sweet and courteous speech in festivals and public gatherings; and the proper conduct of household and social duties—these matters are set forth (here).”

Word by Word

एकेनby one (alone)

चand

यथाhow; in what manner

उत्थेयम्is to be risen/advanced; should rise

सत्यत्वम्truthfulness

मधुराsweet

गिरःwords; speech

उत्सवानाम्of festivals

समाजानाम्of assemblies/gatherings

क्रियाःacts; practices; rites

केतनजाःarising from the household/home (domestic)

तथाthus; likewise

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

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?

Uplift and stability in life come from dharmic conduct: truthfulness, gentle and pleasing speech, and proper observance of social and household duties—even if one must act without support from others.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Shanti Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhishthira on dharma after the war. This verse functions as a summary cue, indicating that the discourse explains personal uplift, truth, courteous speech in public settings, and domestic/social observances.