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Shloka 2

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

धर्मनित्य: शुचिर्दान्तो न्यस्तदण्डो महातपा: । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सम: सर्वेषु जन्तुषु,वे सदा धर्मपरायण, पवित्र, जितेन्द्रिय, किसीको भी दण्ड न देनेवाले, महातपस्वी तथा मन, वाणी और क्रियाद्वारा सभी जीवोंके प्रति समानभाव रखनेवाले थे

dharmanityaḥ śucir dānto nyastadaṇḍo mahātapāḥ | karmaṇā manasā vācā samaḥ sarveṣu jantuṣu ||

Vaiśampāyana dit : Il demeurait sans cesse ferme dans le dharma — pur, maître de ses sens, et ayant déposé le bâton du châtiment. Grand ascète, il gardait une égale considération pour tous les êtres vivants, par l’acte, par la pensée et par la parole.

धर्मनित्यःever steadfast in dharma
धर्मनित्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मनित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दान्तःself-controlled
दान्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
न्यस्तदण्डःone who has laid down the rod (non-violent)
न्यस्तदण्डः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootन्यस्तदण्ड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महातपाःgreat ascetic
महातपाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातपस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्मणाby action/deed
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मनसाby mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाचाby speech/word
वाचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
समःequal, impartial
समः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वेषुin/among all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
जन्तुषुcreatures, living beings
जन्तुषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजन्तु
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

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Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

The verse praises an ideal of dharmic character: purity and self-restraint, non-violent restraint from punitive force (nyasta-daṇḍa), and impartial goodwill toward all beings expressed consistently in thought, speech, and action.

Vaiśampāyana is describing a person’s virtues in the Shalya Parva context, highlighting moral and ascetic qualities—especially non-harming and equal regard for all creatures—before the narrative proceeds with the events of the war book.