Shloka 58

Devanagari script

न त्वेवात्मावमन्तव्य: पुरुषेण कदाचन । न हाात्मपरिभूतस्य भूतिर्भवति शोभना,मनुष्य कभी अपने-आपका अनादर न करे--अपने-आपको छोटा न समझे। जो स्वयं ही अपना अनादर करता है, उसे उत्तम ऐश्वर्यकी प्राप्ति नहीं होती

Transliteration

na tv evātmāvamantavyaḥ puruṣeṇa kadācana | na hy ātmaparibhūtasya bhūtir bhavati śobhanā ||

Translation

Seseorang jangan sekali-kali merendahkan dirinya sendiri atau menganggap dirinya tidak berarti. Sebab bagi orang yang telah menghina nilai dirinya sendiri, tidak akan tumbuh kesejahteraan atau kemakmuran yang sungguh mulia.

Word by Word

नnot

तुbut/indeed

एवcertainly/just

आत्माself

अवमन्तव्यःto be despised/should be disrespected

पुरुषेणby a man/person

कदाचनever/at any time

नnot

हिindeed/for

आत्मपरिभूतस्यof one who is self-despised/one who has been humiliated (by himself)

भूतिःprosperity/success

भवतिbecomes/is

शोभनाsplendid/auspicious

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should not belittle oneself; self-contempt undermines the very basis of flourishing. Ethical strength and outward prosperity are sustained by inner dignity and self-regard aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Vana Parva dialogue context, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates a moral principle: a person must not lose heart or degrade himself, because such inner defeat prevents the attainment of honorable success and well-being.