Shloka 66

Devanagari script

शिष्टाचारे मन: कृत्वा प्रतिष्ठाप्पय च सर्वश: । यामयं लभते वृत्ति सा न शक्‍्या हाुतो5न्यथा,मनुष्य शिष्ट पुरुषोंके उपर्युक्त आचारमें मनको सब प्रकारसे स्थापित करके जिस उत्तम स्थितिको प्राप्त करता है उसकी उपलब्धि और किसी प्रकारसे नहीं हो सकती

Transliteration

śiṣṭācāre manaḥ kṛtvā pratiṣṭhāpya ca sarvaśaḥ | yāmayaṃ labhate vṛttiṃ sā na śakyā hato 'nyathā ||

Translation

Bila seseorang menambatkan batin sepenuhnya pada laku para śiṣṭa dan menegakkannya di sana dalam segala hal, maka cara hidup yang luhur dan keteguhan batin yang diperolehnya tak dapat diraih dengan jalan lain.

Word by Word

शिष्टाचारेin proper conduct / in the conduct of the cultured

मनःmind

कृत्वाhaving made / having directed

प्रतिष्ठाप्यhaving established / having firmly set

चand

सर्वशःin every way / wholly

याम्which (that) [state]

अयम्this (person)

लभतेattains / obtains

वृत्तिम्state / condition / course of life

साthat (state)

नnot

शक्याpossible / attainable

हातुम्to abandon / to give up

अन्यथाotherwise / in another way

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyādha (the hunter; speaker)

śiṣṭa (the exemplary/learned persons, as a class)

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?

True moral steadiness and a noble way of life are best attained by anchoring one’s mind in śiṣṭācāra—learning from and conforming to the proven conduct of exemplary people—rather than seeking alternative shortcuts.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Vyādha’s instruction (the hunter-teacher episode), he emphasizes practical dharma: the seeker should model the mind and behavior on the established ethical norms embodied by the śiṣṭas, because that is the reliable path to inner and outer rectitude.