Shloka 5

इन्द्रेण वृत्रवधः, ब्रह्महत्याया अनुगमनम्, तथा च विभाजन-निवासविधानम्

Indra’s defeat of Vṛtra; pursuit by Brahmahatyā; allocation of her abodes

Devanagari script

क्षमया क्रोधमुच्छिन्द्यात्‌ कामं संकल्पवर्जनात्‌ | सत्त्वसंसेवनादू धीरो निद्रां च च्छेत्तुमहिति,मुमुक्षु पुरुषको चाहिये कि क्षमासे क्रोधका और संकल्पोंके त्यागसे कामनाओंका उच्छेद कर डाले। धीर पुरुष ज्ञानध्यानादि सात्त्विक गुणोंके सेवनसे निद्राका क्षय करे

Transliteration

kṣamayā krodham ucchindyāt kāmaṁ saṅkalpa-varjanāt | sattva-saṁsevanād dhīro nidrāṁ ca cchettum arhati ||

Translation

ಮಮುಕ್ಷು ಪುರುಷನು ಕ್ಷಮೆಯಿಂದ ಕ್ರೋಧವನ್ನು ಛೇದಿಸಬೇಕು; ಸಂಕಲ್ಪತ್ಯಾಗದಿಂದ ಕಾಮನೆಯನ್ನು ಬೇರುಸಹಿತ ಉರುಳಿಸಬೇಕು. ಧೀರನು ಸಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕ ಗುಣ-ಸಾಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸಿ ನಿದ್ರೆಯನ್ನೂ ಕ್ಷೀಣಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

क्षमयाby forgiveness/forbearance

क्रोधम्anger

उच्छिन्द्यात्should cut off/destroy

कामम्desire

संकल्प-वर्जनात्from abandonment of intentions/resolves (i.e., by giving up mental constructions)

सत्त्व-संसेवनात्from/through cultivation of sattva (purity/clarity)

धीरोthe steadfast/wise (man)

निद्राम्sleep

चand

छेत्तुम्to cut off/destroy

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

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

What is the core teaching?

Anger is overcome by kṣamā (forbearance), desire is weakened by giving up saṅkalpa (the mental projecting/plotting that feeds craving), and spiritual steadiness is strengthened by cultivating sattva, which also reduces tamasic sleep and supports liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the path of inner peace after the war; here he gives concise practical disciplines for a seeker: patience against anger, renunciation of desire-producing intentions, and sāttvika practice to overcome lethargy.