Shloka 4
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
Devanagari script
विशोकता सुखं धत्ते धत्ते चारोग्यमुत्तमम्
Transliteration
viśokatā sukhaṃ dhatte dhatte cārogyam uttamam
Translation
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ശോകരഹിതത്വം സുഖം നൽകുന്നു; അതുതന്നെ ഉത്തമാരോഗ്യവും നൽകുന്നു.
Word by Word
विशोकताfreedom from sorrow, sorrowlessness
विशोकता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविशोकता (विशोक + ता)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सुखम्happiness
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धत्तेbestows, produces, brings about
धत्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ् धारणपोषणयोः)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
धत्तेbestows, produces, brings about
धत्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ् धारणपोषणयोः)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आरोग्यम्health
आरोग्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआरोग्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्excellent, supreme
उत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Cultivating viśokatā—freedom from grief—leads to sukha (inner ease) and supports uttama ārogya (excellent health). The verse links ethical-psychological steadiness with holistic well-being.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on principles of peace and right living. Here he emphasizes that overcoming sorrow is a key foundation for a happy and healthy life.