Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 6
Devanagari script
संनिरुद्धस्तु तेनात्मा सर्वेष्वायतनेषु च
Transliteration
saṃniruddhas tu tenātmā sarveṣv āyataneṣu ca
Translation
उस साधना से आत्मा संयमित हो जाती है और समस्त आयतनों (इन्द्रिय-आधारों) में भी नियंत्रण स्थापित हो जाता है।
Word by Word
संनिरुद्धःrestrained, controlled
संनिरुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनिरुद्ध (नि-√रुध्, क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तेनby that; by him/it
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
आत्माthe self, mind
आत्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
आयतनेषुin the abodes/seats (sense-bases)
आयतनेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआयतन
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined self-restraint: when the inner self (mind) is checked by a prescribed practice and control extends across all the ‘seats’ of activity (notably the senses and their operations), ethical steadiness and clarity become possible.
Vaiśampāyana continues a didactic passage in Anuśāsana Parva, describing the condition of a practitioner whose mind has been restrained through an earlier-mentioned discipline, highlighting comprehensive control over the bodily and sensory bases.