Shloka 27

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

संश्रयः श्लाघनीयस्त्वमन्येषामपि भास्वताम्‌ | कृतात्मा सुमहाभाग: पापकेष्वप्यदारुण:

Transliteration

saṁśrayaḥ ślāghanīyas tvam anyeṣām api bhāsvatām | kṛtātmā sumahābhāgaḥ pāpakeṣv apy adāruṇaḥ ||

Translation

Śārṭūla dit : «Tu es un refuge digne d’éloge, même pour d’autres êtres éclatants et puissants. Ton être intérieur est discipliné et bien formé ; tu es comblé de fortune, et tu demeures doux et compatissant même envers ceux qui ont fauté.»

Word by Word

• संश्रयः: refuge, shelter
• संश्रयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्लाघनीयः: praiseworthy
• श्लाघनीयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लाघनीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: true

• भास्वताम्: of the radiant/illustrious
• भास्वताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• कृतात्मा: self-controlled, disciplined
• कृतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहाभागः: very fortunate, greatly blessed
• सुमहाभागः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पापकेषु: towards/among sinners, wrongdoers
• पापकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• अपि: even
• अपि: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: true

• अदारुणः: not cruel, gentle
• अदारुणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दारुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शार्टूल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• शार्टूल (Śārṭūla)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence is shown not only in power or brilliance but in being a reliable refuge for others, mastering oneself (kṛtātmā), and maintaining gentleness even toward wrongdoers—compassion tempered by inner discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śārṭūla offers a formal encomium (praise) to the addressed person, highlighting their role as a protective support for others and their ethical character—self-controlled, blessed, and notably non-harsh even when dealing with offenders.