Shloka 95

Devanagari script

साधुसज्भरमपूतेन वाक्सुभाषितवारिणा | पवित्रीकृतमात्मानं सन्‍्तो मन्यन्ति नित्यश:,सत्संगसे पवित्र किये हुए वाणीके सुन्दर सम्भाषणरूप जलसे अभिकषिक्त श्रेष्ठ पुरुष अपनेको सदा पवित्र हुआ मानते हैं

Transliteration

sādhu-saṅbhāram apūtena vāk-subhāṣita-vāriṇā | pavitrīkṛtam ātmānaṃ santaḥ manyante nityaśaḥ ||

Translation

Dengan “air” tutur kata yang indah—bebas noda dan disucikan oleh pergaulan dengan orang baik—para mulia merasa batinnya tersiram bersih; karena itu mereka memandang diri senantiasa tersucikan.

Word by Word

साधु-सङ्ग-भरम्by the weight/abundance of association with the good

अपुतेनby the impure (thing)

वाक्-सुभाषित-वारिणाwith the water of well-spoken speech

पवित्रीकृतम्purified

आत्मानम्oneself

सन्तःgood people / the virtuous

मन्यन्तिthink / consider

नित्यशःalways

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Association with the virtuous and listening to (or speaking) well-formed, pure words functions like cleansing water: it purifies one’s inner self and sustains moral clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira is articulating a dharma-centered reflection: he explains how the company of good people and their refined conversation continually purify a person, framing ethical growth as something nurtured through sat-saṅga and disciplined speech.