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Shloka 20

गवां लोकवर्णनं तथा गोप्रदानफलश्रुतिः

Description of the ‘World of Cows’ and the Stated Fruits of Cow-Gift

वेदान्तनिष्ठस्य बहुश्रुतस्य प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य जितेन्द्रियस्य । शिष्टस्य दान्तस्य यतस्य चैव भूतेषु नित्यं प्रियवादिनश्वल,जो वेदान्तनिष्ठ, बहुज्ञ, ज्ञानानन्दसे तृप्त, जितेन्द्रिय, शिष्ट, मनको वशमें रखनेवाला, यत्नशील, समस्त प्राणियोंके प्रति सदा प्रिय वचन बोलनेवाला, भूखके भयसे भी अनुचित कर्म न करनेवाला, मृदुल, शान्त, अतिथिप्रेमी, सबपर समानभाव रखनेवाला और स्त्री-पुत्र आदि कुट॒म्बसे युक्त हो, उस ब्राह्मणकी जीविकाका अवश्य प्रबन्ध करना चाहिये

vedāntaniṣṭhasya bahuśrutasya prajñānatṛptasya jitendriyasya | śiṣṭasya dāntasya yatasya caiva bhūteṣu nityaṁ priyavādinaś ca ||

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—വേദാന്തനിഷ്ഠനും ബഹുശ്രുതനും ജ്ഞാനത്തിൽ തൃപ്തനും ജിതേന്ദ്രിയനും; ശിഷ്ടനും ദാന്തനും യത്നശീലനും; സകലഭൂതങ്ങളോടും നിത്യമായി പ്രിയവാക്യം പറയുന്നവനുമായ ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ ഉപജീവനം തീർച്ചയായും ഒരുക്കണം।

वेदान्तनिष्ठस्यof one devoted to Vedānta
वेदान्तनिष्ठस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootवेदान्तनिष्ठ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
बहुश्रुतस्यof the well-learned (much-heard)
बहुश्रुतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुश्रुत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्यof one satisfied with wisdom/knowledge
प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रज्ञानतृप्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
जितेन्द्रियस्यof one who has conquered the senses
जितेन्द्रियस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootजितेन्द्रिय
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
शिष्टस्यof the cultured/virtuous
शिष्टस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootशिष्ट
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
दान्तस्यof the self-restrained
दान्तस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootदान्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
यतस्यof the disciplined/striving
यतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootयत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भूतेषुamong beings
भूतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
प्रियवादिनःof one who speaks pleasantly
प्रियवादिनः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियवादिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
Brahmana
V
Vedanta
L
living beings (bhutas)

Educational Q&A

Society (especially rulers and householders) should ensure the livelihood of a brāhmaṇa who embodies learning, Vedānta-oriented wisdom, self-control, gentle speech, and impartial goodwill—because sustaining such exemplary conduct sustains dharma itself.

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he describes the qualities of an ideal brāhmaṇa and states that one should make proper provision for his subsistence, highlighting reciprocal obligations between the virtuous and the community.