Shloka 15
प्रकाशितस्त्वं स्वगुणैर्यशोगर्भगभस्तिभि: । शशाड्ककरसंस्पर्शै्द्यैरात्मप्रकाशितै:
prakāśitastvaṁ svaguṇair yaśo-garbha-gabhastibhiḥ | śaśāṅka-kara-saṁsparśair yair ātma-prakāśitaiḥ ||
Le brāhmane dit : « Tu brilles par tes propres vertus — des rayons de bonne renommée, lumineux d’eux-mêmes et d’un toucher apaisant comme les clartés de la lune. Ton excellence même te rend rayonnant, apportant paix et élévation à ceux qui s’approchent de toi. »
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
True radiance comes from inner virtue: good qualities generate ‘self-luminous’ renown that naturally comforts and benefits others, like the cool touch of moonlight.
A Brāhmaṇa addresses someone with respectful praise, using the metaphor of moonbeams to describe how the person’s virtues and good fame shine on their own and bring soothing influence to those around them.