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Shloka 35

आचारप्रशंसा

Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity

हीनांगानतिरिक्तांगान्‌ विद्याहीनान्‌ विगर्हितान्‌ | रूपद्रविणहीनांश्व सत्त्वहीनांश्व नाक्षिपेत्‌

hīnāṅgān atiriktāṅgān vidyāhīnān vigarhitān | rūpa-draviṇa-hīnānś ca sattva-hīnānś ca nākṣipet ||

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു— അവയവക്കുറവുള്ളവരെയും അധികാവയവമുള്ളവരെയും, വിദ്യയില്ലാത്തവരെയും, നിന്ദിതരെയും, രൂപവും ധനവും ഇല്ലാത്തവരെയും, ബലവും ധൈര്യവും ഇല്ലാത്തവരെയും കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തി പരിഹസിക്കുന്നത് യുക്തമല്ല.

हीनाङ्गान्those with deficient limbs
हीनाङ्गान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहीनाङ्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अतिरिक्ताङ्गान्those with extra limbs
अतिरिक्ताङ्गान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिरिक्ताङ्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विद्याहीनान्those lacking learning/knowledge
विद्याहीनान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्याहीन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विगर्हितान्blameworthy / censured
विगर्हितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविगर्हित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रूपद्रविणहीनान्those lacking beauty and wealth
रूपद्रविणहीनान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरूपद्रविणहीन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सत्त्वहीनान्those lacking strength/valor
सत्त्वहीनान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्त्वहीन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आक्षिपेत्should reproach / should insult
आक्षिपेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-क्षिप्
FormVidhi-ling (optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

Do not mock or reproach people for deficiencies of body, learning, social standing, beauty, wealth, or strength; ethical speech requires restraint and compassion, aligning one’s conduct with dharma.

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct; here he lays down a rule of right speech—avoiding contemptuous criticism of those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable.