Shloka 16

कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः

Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time

Devanagari script

दानधर्मतपोयुक्त: शीलशौचदयात्मक:

Transliteration

dānadharmatapoyuktaḥ śīlaśaucadayātmakaḥ

Translation

Mahādeva dit : « Celui qui se voue au don, au dharma et à l’ascèse — dont la nature même est faite de bonne conduite, de pureté et de compassion. »

Word by Word

• दानधर्मतपोयुक्तः: endowed with charity, righteousness, and austerity
• दानधर्मतपोयुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान-धर्म-तपस्-युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शीलशौचदयात्मकः: whose nature is good conduct, purity, and compassion
• शीलशौचदयात्मकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शील-शौच-दया-आत्मक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse defines an ideal ethical-spiritual person as one who actively practices generosity, righteousness, and disciplined austerity, and whose character is marked by purity and compassion—virtues presented as mutually reinforcing foundations of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheśvara is speaking and describing the qualities of a virtuous individual. The line functions as a characterization within a larger instruction, highlighting the traits that qualify someone as morally and spiritually exemplary.