Shloka 19

इन्द्रेण वृत्रवधः, ब्रह्महत्याया अनुगमनम्, तथा च विभाजन-निवासविधानम्

Indra’s defeat of Vṛtra; pursuit by Brahmahatyā; allocation of her abodes

Devanagari script

एष मार्गों हि मोक्षस्य प्रसन्नो विमल: शुचि: । तथा वाक्कायमनसां नियम: कामतो<न्यथा

Transliteration

eṣa mārgo hi mokṣasya prasanno vimalaḥ śuciḥ | tathā vākkāyamanasāṃ niyamaḥ kāmato 'nyathā |

Translation

Bhishma bersabda: Inilah jalan menuju moksha—tenang, tanpa noda, dan suci: disiplin pengendalian ucapan, tubuh, dan batin, yang tidak digerakkan oleh hasrat maupun dorongan yang berlawanan. Bebas dari delusi dan keterikatan; meninggalkan nafsu dan amarah; tanpa kehinaan, kesombongan, dan kegelisahan; keteguhan batin; serta pengaturan tanpa pamrih atas batin, ucapan, dan indra—itulah jalan pembebasan yang bersih, murni, dan kudus.

Word by Word

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मार्गः: path
• मार्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मोक्षस्य: of liberation
• मोक्षस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसन्नः: clear/serene
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमलः: stainless/pure
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुचिः: pure/clean
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वाक्: of speech
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• काय: of body
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मनसाम्: of minds/mental (of mind)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• नियमः: restraint/discipline
• नियमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कामतः: at will/according to desire
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामतस्

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Moksha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Liberation is approached through purity and serenity grounded in disciplined restraint of speech, body, and mind—free from desire-driven impulses—together with non-attachment, abandonment of lust and anger, freedom from agitation and arrogance, and steadiness of mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva instruction section, Bhishma is advising Yudhishthira on dharma and the means to spiritual freedom, summarizing the ethical-psychological disciplines that constitute the ‘pure path’ to moksha.