Shloka 78

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

Devanagari script

अक्कुद्धयन्तो5नसूयन्तो निरहड्कारमत्सरा: । ऋजव: शमसम्पना: शिष्टाचारा भवन्ति ते,जिनमें क्रोधका अभाव है, जो दूसरोंके दोष नहीं देखते, जिनमें अहंकार और ईर्ष्याका अभाव है, जो सरल तथा मनोनिग्रहसे सम्पन्न हैं, वे शिष्टाचारी कहलाते हैं

Transliteration

akkruddhayanto'nasūyanto nirahaṅkāramatsarāḥ | ṛjavāḥ śamasampannāḥ śiṣṭācārā bhavanti te ||

Translation

The hunter said: Those who are free from anger, who do not indulge in fault-finding or malice toward others, who are devoid of ego and envy, who are straightforward in conduct and endowed with self-restraint—such people are recognized as truly cultured and well-behaved. In this teaching, refinement is defined not by birth or status but by inner discipline and ethical disposition.

Word by Word

अक्रुद्धयन्तःnot getting angry

अनसूयन्तःnot finding fault / not envying

निरहङ्कारमत्सराःfree from ego and jealousy

ऋजवःstraightforward

शमसम्पन्नाःendowed with self-control (śama)

शिष्टाचाराःof cultured conduct / well-behaved

भवन्तिbecome / are

तेthey

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyādha (the hunter)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True refinement (śiṣṭācāra) is defined by inner virtues: absence of anger, refusal to malign others, freedom from ego and envy, straightforwardness, and disciplined calm (śama).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Vyādha’s instruction within Vana Parva, he explains to his listener what qualities mark a genuinely ‘cultured’ person, emphasizing ethical character over external identity.