Shloka 96
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
Devanagari script
अनसूया क्षमा शान्ति: संतोष: प्रियवादिता । कामक्रोधपरित्याग: शिष्टाचारनिषेवणम्
Transliteration
anasūyā kṣamā śāntiḥ santoṣaḥ priyavāditā | kāmakrodhaparityāgaḥ śiṣṭācāraniṣevaṇam ||
Translation
狩人は言った。「ねたみなきこと、赦し、内なる静けさ、足るを知ること、やさしい言葉。欲と怒りを捨てること。さらに、洗練され節度ある行いをたゆまず修めること—これらが培うべき資質である。」
Word by Word
अनसूयाfreedom from envy; non-maliciousness
अनसूया:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनसूया
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
क्षमाforbearance; forgiveness
क्षमा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षमा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
शान्तिःpeace; tranquility
शान्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
संतोषःcontentment
संतोषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंतोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियवादिताspeaking pleasantly; kind speech
प्रियवादिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रियवादिता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कामक्रोधपरित्यागःabandonment of desire and anger
कामक्रोधपरित्यागः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरित्याग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिष्टाचारनिषेवणम्practice/observance of good conduct
शिष्टाचारनिषेवणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिषेवण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vyādha (the hunter)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Dharma is supported by inner virtues: non-envy, forgiveness, peace, contentment, kind speech, and self-mastery through abandoning desire and anger, along with consistent practice of good conduct.
In the Vyādha–Dharma discourse of Vana Parva, the hunter instructs his listener by listing key moral qualities and disciplines that constitute righteous living.