Shloka 96

Devanagari script

सा न्याय्या55त्मवता नित्यं त्वद्विधेनानुवर्तितुम्‌ । “भगवानने जातिधर्मके अनुसार हमारी कापोतीवृत्ति बना दी है। आप-जैसे मनस्वी पुरुषको सदा ही उस वृत्तिका पालन करना उचित है

Transliteration

sā nyāyyātmavatā nityaṃ tvadvidhenānuvartitum |

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「自らを治め、義に立つあなたのような者には、その行いの道を常に守り続けることがふさわしい。主は、われらの性向を生まれと務め（ダルマ）に応じて形づくられた。ゆえに、あなたのような高潔な人は、己のダルマにかなう生業と規律をいつも遵守すべきである。」

Word by Word

• सा: she/that (woman/that one)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• न्याय्या: proper, fitting, right
• न्याय्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्याय्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मवता: by/with a self-controlled (person)
• आत्मवता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• नित्यम्: always, constantly
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• त्वद्विधेन: by one like you
• त्वद्विधेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद्-विध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अनुवर्तितुम्: to follow, to conform to
• अनुवर्तितुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√वृत्
• Form: तुमुन्, Parasmaipada (usage as infinitive), Infinitive (purpose)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Bhagavan (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person of self-mastery should consistently follow the conduct and vocation that accords with their rightful dharma; one’s duties and disposition are understood as aligned with one’s station, and integrity lies in steady adherence to that rightful path.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s instruction during the Shanti Parva, he addresses his listener with counsel on proper conduct, affirming that it is fitting for a noble, disciplined person to follow the appropriate dharmic course consistently.