Shloka 17

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

सत्यमार्जवमक्रोध: संविभागो दम: शम:

Transliteration

satyam ārjavam akrodhaḥ saṃvibhāgo damaḥ śamaḥ

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Raja Agung, kebenaran, kelurusan hati, bebas dari amarah, berbagi makanan dan harta—terutama setelah dipersembahkan kepada para dewa dan setelah menjamu tamu—pengendalian indria, serta ketenangan batin; inilah kebajikan yang menyucikan para insan saleh, membersihkan diri dan juga masyarakat.”

Word by Word

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आर्जवम्: straightforwardness, sincerity
• आर्जवम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अक्रोधः: absence of anger
• अक्रोधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संविभागः: sharing, distribution (of food/wealth)
• संविभागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संविभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दमः: sense-control
• दमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शमः: mental tranquility, mind-control
• शमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches a compact list of dharmic virtues—truth, sincerity, non-anger, generosity/sharing, sense-restraint, and mental calm—presented as qualities that purify a person and uphold righteous living.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration to the king, the discourse turns to ethical instruction: he enumerates the virtues characteristic of puṇyātmā (righteous) persons, emphasizing their purifying power.