Shloka 6

अध्याय ७५ — दैव-पुरुषकार-समन्वयः

Reconciling Contingency and Human Effort

Devanagari script

सर्वथानार्यकर्मतत्‌ प्रशंसा स्वयमात्मन:

Transliteration

sarvathānāryakarma tat praśaṃsā svayam ātmanaḥ

Translation

ഇത് സർവ്വഥാ അനാര്യമായ പ്രവൃത്തി; സ്വയം തന്നെ പുകഴ്ത്തുന്നതും അയോഗ്യതയുടെ ലക്ഷണമാണ്.

Word by Word

• सर्वथा: in every way; wholly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb)

• अनार्यकर्म: an ignoble act/deed
• अनार्यकर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनार्यकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, nominative singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, nominative singular

• प्रशंसा: praise; commendation
• प्रशंसा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा
• Form: Feminine, nominative singular

• स्वयम्: oneself; personally
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• आत्मनः: of oneself; of the self
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, genitive singular

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Self-praise and boasting are portrayed as signs of ignoble character; noble conduct is marked by restraint, letting deeds speak rather than proclaiming one’s own greatness.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the tense pre-war deliberations of the Udyoga Parva, Bhīma responds sharply to words or behavior he deems dishonorable, labeling it wholly ignoble and censuring the act of praising oneself.