Shloka 65
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
गुरुशुश्रूषणं सत्यमक्रोधो दानमेव च । एतच्चतुष्टयं ब्रह्मन् शिष्टाचारेषु नित्यदा,ब्रह्मन! शिष्टाचारी पुरुषोंमें गुरुकी सेवा, सत्य-भाषण, क्रोधका अभाव तथा दान-ये चार सदगुण सदा रहते हैं
guruśuśrūṣaṇaṁ satyam akrodho dānam eva ca | etac catuṣṭayaṁ brahman śiṣṭācāreṣu nityadā ||
Wahai Brahmana! Pada mereka yang hidup menurut laku para śiṣṭa, senantiasa ada empat kebajikan: berbakti melayani guru, berkata benar, bebas dari amarah, dan kedermawanan.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
True refinement (śiṣṭācāra) is marked by four steady virtues: serving and honoring the teacher/elders, speaking truth, remaining free from anger through self-restraint, and practicing generosity.
In the Vyādha’s instruction to a Brahmin, the speaker summarizes the ethical hallmarks of ‘cultured conduct,’ presenting a concise fourfold standard by which a person’s dharma can be recognized.