Shloka 17
सत्यमार्जवमक्रोध: संविभागो दम: शम:,“महाराज! सत्य, सरलता, क्रोधका अभाव, देवता और अतिथियोंको देकर अन्न आदि ग्रहण करना, इन्द्रियसंयम, मनोनिग्रह, दूसरोंके दोष न देखना, हिंसा न करना, बाहर- भीतरकी पवित्रता रखना तथा सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंको काबूमें रखना--ये पुण्यात्मा पुरुषोंके सद्गुण सबको पवित्र करनेवाले हैं
satyam ārjavam akrodhaḥ saṃvibhāgo damaḥ śamaḥ
Vaiśampāyana said: “O great king, truthfulness, straightforwardness, freedom from anger, sharing one’s food and goods (especially after offering to gods and receiving guests), restraint of the senses, and inner calm—these are the purifying virtues of righteous men, cleansing both the individual and the community.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.