Shloka 6

Tapas, Tīrtha, and Moral Rehabilitation (Śānti-parva 148)

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृति देहं स्व॑ सर्वभोगैर्विवर्जितम्‌

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛti dehaṃ sva sarvabhogair vivarjitam

Translation

ഇന്നുമുതൽ ഞാൻ എന്റെ ശരീരത്തെ എല്ലാ ഭോഗങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും വിട്ടുനിർത്തി, വിരക്തമായി പാലിക്കും.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• प्रभृति: from (this time) onward
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वभोगैः: by/with all enjoyments (pleasures)
• सर्वभोगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभोग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विवर्जितम्: deprived of, devoid of
• विवर्जितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+वृज्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches deliberate restraint: choosing to abstain from pleasures is presented as an ethical discipline that supports dharma, clarity of mind, and peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, speaking within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct, declares a resolve that from this day forward he will keep his body free from indulgence in enjoyments—marking a shift toward austerity and self-governance.