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Shloka 17

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

यज्वा च दान्तो मेधावी ब्रह्माण्य: सत्यसड्र: | न चावमन्ता दाता च वेदवेदाड़्रपारग:

yajvā ca dānto medhāvī brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ | na cāvamantā dātā ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ ||

ភីស្មៈបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «គាត់ជាអ្នកប្រតិបត្តិយញ្ញៈ មានការគ្រប់គ្រងខ្លួន និងមានប្រាជ្ញា; គោរពស្រឡាញ់ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ និងឈរជាប់ក្នុងសច្ចៈ។ គាត់មិនប្រមាថអ្នកណាម្នាក់ឡើយ ជាអ្នកឧបត្ថម្ភទានដោយសប្បុរស ហើយចេះដឹងជ្រាលជ្រៅអំពីវេទ និងវិទ្យាជំនួយរបស់វេទទាំងឡាយ»។

यज्वाsacrificer; performer of yajña
यज्वा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्वन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दान्तःself-controlled; restrained
दान्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेधावीintelligent; wise
मेधावी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमेधाविन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मण्यःdevoted to Brahmins; pious
ब्रह्मण्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मण्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यसङ्गरःone whose resolve is for truth; true to his vow
सत्यसङ्गरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यसङ्गर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अवमन्ताone who insults; despiser
अवमन्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअवमन्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दाताgiver; donor
दाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वेदवेदाङ्गपारगःversed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas; one who has mastered them
वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवेदवेदाङ्गपारग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दुर्योधनःDuryodhana
दुर्योधनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

The verse presents an ethical ideal: true excellence combines ritual responsibility (yajña), inner discipline (dama), intelligence (medhā), reverence for sacred learning and Brahmins (brahmaṇya), unwavering truthfulness (satya), humility (non-contempt), generosity (dāna), and mastery of scriptural knowledge (Veda and Vedāṅgas).

Bhishma is describing a person’s commendable qualities in the context of instruction on dharma, listing virtues that mark a worthy and cultured leader or noble individual—especially generosity, restraint, and Vedic competence.