Shloka 8536

Devanagari script

विपाकमभिजानन्ति ते शिष्टा: शिष्टसम्मता: । जो शुभ और अशुभ कर्मोके फलसंचयसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाले परिणामको जानते हैं, वे शिष्ट कहे गये है और शिष्ट पुरुषोंमें उनका समादर होता है

Transliteration

vipākam abhijānanti te śiṣṭāḥ śiṣṭa-sammatāḥ |

Translation

Mereka yang sungguh memahami pematangan (vipāka) dari perbuatan—bagaimana karma baik dan buruk terhimpun lalu berbuah—disebut ‘śiṣṭa’, orang-orang berbudaya; dan di kalangan para śiṣṭa sendiri mereka dihormati serta diterima.

Word by Word

विपाकम्result, fruition

अभिजानन्तिthey know, recognize

तेthey, those

शिष्टाःthe cultured/learned (good people)

शिष्टसम्मताःapproved/esteemed by the cultured

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyādha (the hunter, speaker)

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?

A person is truly ‘śiṣṭa’ (cultured/exemplary) when they understand karma-vipāka—the way deeds, whether good or bad, mature into corresponding results. Such understanding becomes a basis for ethical restraint and right action.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Vana Parva’s dialogue where the hunter instructs on dharma, Vyādha defines who deserves the title ‘śiṣṭa’: those recognized by the wise because they grasp the moral causality linking actions to their outcomes.