Shloka 60

Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy

Devanagari script

अन्यान्यपि सुरम्याणि पश्यत: सुबहून्यथ । भृशं तस्य मनो रेमे महर्षेभावितात्मन:

Transliteration

anyāny api suramyāṇi paśyataḥ subahūny atha | bhṛśaṃ tasya mano reme maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ ||

Translation

さらに数多のこの上なく麗しい光景を見続けるうちに、内なる自己を磨き鍛えたその大聖の心は、深く歓喜した。この詩句は、清められよく訓練された意識が、美と吉祥に触れても乱れず、落ち着いた喜びを得て、せわしない渇望に陥らないことを示している。

Word by Word

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सुरम्याणि: very beautiful/charming
• सुरम्याणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरम्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पश्यतः: of (him) seeing / while (he) was seeing
• पश्यतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्यत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुबहूनि: very many
• सुबहूनि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुबहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अथ: then/and now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• भृशम्: greatly/exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• रेमे: rejoiced/delighted
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• महर्षेः: of the great sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भावितात्मनः: of the self-controlled/mentally cultivated one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावितात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (speaker)
• a great sage (maharṣi, unspecified)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A mind that is cultivated (bhāvitātman) can experience beauty and abundance with deep, steady joy rather than distraction or craving; inner refinement shapes ethical and serene enjoyment of the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a great sage observing many delightful scenes; as he continues to see more and more pleasing sights, his mind becomes profoundly joyful, indicating his disciplined and purified inner state.