Shanti Parva Adhyaya 277 Shloka 19 - Mahabharata | Indonesian | Vedapath

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Shloka 19

Devanagari script

महात्मा सर्वतो दान्त: सर्वत्रवानपाश्रित: । अपूर्वचारक: सौम्यो अनिकेत: समाहित:

Transliteration

mahātmā sarvato dāntaḥ sarvatravān apāśritaḥ | apūrvacārakaḥ saumyo aniketaḥ samāhitaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma bersabda: Seorang pelepas sejati hendaknya berhati agung, mengekang diri dalam segala hal, tidak melekat di mana pun dan tidak bergantung pada siapa pun. Lembut dalam laku, tanpa tempat tinggal tetap, dan mantap dalam pemusatan batin. Ia pun tidak sepatutnya berkelana di tempat-tempat yang akrab dari tahap hidupnya dahulu, agar ikatan lama dan gangguan batin tidak bangkit kembali.

Word by Word

महात्माgreat-souled person

सर्वतःin every way / on all sides

दान्तःself-controlled, subdued

सर्वत्रeverywhere

वानप्राश्रितःresorting to the forest (forest-dwelling)

अपूर्वचारकःone who does not roam in former (familiar) places

सौम्यःgentle, calm

अनिकेतःhomeless; without a fixed abode

समाहितःcollected, concentrated (in mind)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse outlines the ethical discipline of a renunciant: complete self-restraint, non-dependence, gentleness, homelessness (no fixed base), and steady concentration—along with the practical rule of avoiding former familiar places that can revive attachments and distract the mind.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Bhishma continues advising on the path of renunciation, describing the inner and outer marks of a true saṃnyāsī and how such a person should live to protect detachment and mental steadiness.