Shloka 97
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
Devanagari script
शिष्टाचारं निषेवन्ते नित्यं धर्ममनुव्रता:
Transliteration
śiṣṭācāraṁ niṣevante nityaṁ dharmam anuvratāḥ
Translation
ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸುವ ಅಚಲ ವ್ರತಸ್ಥರು ಶಿಷ್ಟ, ನಿಯಮಬದ್ಧ ಆಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ನಿತ್ಯವೂ ಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Word by Word
शिष्टाचारम्good conduct; proper etiquette
शिष्टाचारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिष्टाचार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
निषेवन्तेthey practice; they follow
निषेवन्ते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनिष्-सेव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada
नित्यम्always; constantly
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
धर्मम्dharma; righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनुव्रताःdevoted; faithful followers (of)
अनुव्रताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुव्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
व्याध उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
व्याध (the hunter; speaker)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True commitment to dharma expresses itself as steady practice of śiṣṭācāra—ethical, disciplined conduct modeled by the wise and well-formed—maintained not occasionally but continually.
The hunter (Vyādha), speaking as a moral instructor, emphasizes that those who genuinely follow dharma are recognized by their constant adherence to exemplary social and ethical conduct.