Shloka 69

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

Devanagari script

ये तु शिष्टा: सुनियता: श्रुतित्यागपरायणा: । धर्मपन्थानमारूढा: सत्यधर्मपरायणा:,जो शिष्ट हैं वे सदा ही नियमित जीवन व्यतीत करते हैं, वेदोंके स्वाध्यायमें तत्पर और त्यागी होते हैं। धर्मके मार्गपर ही चलते हैं और सत्यधर्मको ही अपना परम आश्रय मानते हैं

Transliteration

ye tu śiṣṭāḥ suniyatāḥ śruti-tyāga-parāyaṇāḥ | dharma-panthānam ārūḍhāḥ satya-dharma-parāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

しかし、真に教養あり規律ある者たちは、揺るぎない自己抑制のもとに生きる。彼らはヴェーダの学習に専心し、離欲と放棄へと心を向ける。ダルマの道に登ったのち、真実に根ざす正法を最高の帰依処、そして導きの誓いとして抱くのである。

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

तुbut/indeed

शिष्टाःcultured, well-conducted

सुनियताःwell-restrained, disciplined

श्रुतिof the Veda/scripture

त्यागin renunciation

परायणाःdevoted, intent upon

धर्मof dharma/righteousness

पन्थानम्path

आरूढाःhaving mounted/ascended (i.e., having taken to)

सत्यof truth

धर्मof dharma

परायणाःdevoted to, taking as highest refuge

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyādha (the hunter, speaker)

śruti (the Veda)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True refinement (śiṣṭatva) is shown through disciplined living, commitment to Vedic learning, a spirit of renunciation, and unwavering reliance on dharma rooted in truth.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Vyādha is instructing his listener about the marks of genuinely righteous people, defining them by restraint, śruti-study, tyāga, and steadfast adherence to the path of dharma and truth.