Shloka 6

Devanagari script

विश्रम्भो द्वीस्तितिक्षा च त्याग शौचमतन्द्रिता । आनृशंस्यमसम्मोहो दया भूतेष्वपैशुनम्‌,विश्वास, लज्जा, तितिक्षा, त्याग, पवित्रता, आलस्यरहित होना, कोमलता, मोहका अभाव, प्राणियोंपर दया करना, चुगली न खाना, हर्ष, संतोष, गर्वहीनता, विनय, सद्बर्ताव, शान्तिकर्ममें शुद्धभावसे प्रवृत्ति, उत्तम बुद्धि, आसक्तिसे छूटना, जगत्‌के भोगोंसे उदासीनता, ब्रह्मचर्य, सब प्रकारका त्याग, निर्ममता, फलकी कामना न करना तथा धर्मका निरन्तर पालन करते रहना--ये सब सत्त्वगुणके कार्य हैं

Transliteration

viśrambho dhṛtis titikṣā ca tyāgaḥ śaucam atandritā | ānṛśaṁsyam asammoho dayā bhūteṣv apaiśunam ||

Translation

Vāyu-dewa bersabda: “Kepercayaan, keteguhan, daya tahan, pelepasan, kemurnian, dan bebas dari kemalasan; kelembutan, tanpa delusi, welas asih kepada semua makhluk, serta menjauhi fitnah—itulah tanda-tanda watak sāttvika, kebajikan yang menegakkan dharma melalui kejernihan batin dan pengendalian diri.”

Word by Word

विश्रम्भःtrust, confidence

द्वीःmodesty, bashfulness

तितिक्षाforbearance, endurance

चand

त्यागःrenunciation, giving up

शौचम्purity, cleanliness

अतन्द्रिताnon-sloth, vigilance

आनृशंस्यम्kindness, compassion

असम्मोहःnon-delusion, clarity

दयाmercy, compassion

भूतेषुin/among living beings

अपैशुनम्absence of slander, non-backbiting

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

bhūta (living beings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse enumerates sāttvika virtues—inner purity, steadiness, patience, renunciation, compassion, and truthful non-malicious speech—presenting them as the ethical foundation for living in accordance with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Ashvamedhika Parva, Vāyudeva speaks as an instructor, listing the qualities that characterize sattva (clarity and goodness) to guide the listener toward righteous conduct and mental discipline.