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Shloka 6

Pātra-Lakṣaṇa and Niścita-Dharma

Marks of a Worthy Recipient and Stable Criteria of Dharma

(अविश्वासान्न व्यसनी नातिसक्तो5प्रवासक: । विद्वान्‌ सुशील: पुरुष: सदार: सुखमश्षुते ।।

aviśvāsān na vyasanī nātisakto 'pravāsakaḥ | vidvān suśīlaḥ puruṣaḥ sadāraḥ sukham aśnute ||

Bhishma dit : L’homme qui, par une prudente défiance, ne tombe pas dans les addictions ; qui ne s’attache pas à l’excès ; qui ne vit pas loin de sa demeure ; et qui est savant et de bonne conduite—cet homme, vivant auprès de son épouse, goûte au bonheur. À présent, Brahmā le Pitāmaha et tous les dieux, avec Indra, sont satisfaits de toi. Ô le plus éminent des deux-fois-nés, l’œuvre pour laquelle tu es venu ici a réussi : le ṛṣi généreux, père de cette jeune fille, t’a envoyé vers moi afin que je te donne l’enseignement, et j’ai tout accompli.

अविश्वासात्from distrust / due to distrust
अविश्वासात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअविश्वास
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
व्यसनीaddicted / given to vice
व्यसनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यसनी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिसक्तःover-attached
अतिसक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिसक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अप्रवासकःnot living abroad / not a sojourner
अप्रवासकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रवासक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विद्वान्learned
विद्वान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुशीलःwell-conducted / of good character
सुशीलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुशील
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःa man
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदारःwith (his) wife
सदारः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसदार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुखम्happiness
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्नुतेenjoys / attains
अश्नुते:
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

भीष्म उवाच

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Bhishma

Educational Q&A

Happiness in married/household life depends on disciplined character: avoid addictions, avoid excessive attachment, maintain steadiness (not constantly living away), and cultivate learning and good conduct.

Bhishma is delivering a didactic statement on the qualities that support domestic happiness, framing it as a normative guideline within Anushasana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma.