Shloka 39

Devanagari script

आनृशंस्यं क्षमा शान्तिरहिंसा सत्यमार्जवम्‌ | अद्रोहो5नभिमान श्र ह्वीस्तितिक्षा शमस्तथा,समस्त प्राणियोंपर दया, क्षमा, शान्ति, अहिंसा, सत्य, सरलता, अद्रोह, निरभिमानता, लज्जा, तितिक्षा और शम--ये परब्रह्म परमात्माकी प्राप्तिके मार्ग हैं। इनके द्वारा पुरुष परब्रह्मको प्राप्त कर लेता है। इस प्रकार विद्वान्‌ पुरुषको मनके द्वारा कर्मके वास्तविक परिणामका निश्चय समझना चाहिये

Transliteration

ānṛśaṃsyaṃ kṣamā śāntir ahiṃsā satyam ārjavam | adroho 'nabhimānaś ca hrīs titikṣā śamas tathā ||

Translation

कपिल म्हणाले—दया, क्षमा, शांती, अहिंसा, सत्य, सरळपणा, अद्रोह, निरभिमानता, लज्जा, तितिक्षा आणि शम—हे परब्रह्मप्राप्तीचे मार्ग आहेत. यांचे आचरण केल्याने पुरुष परमात्म्याला प्राप्त होतो; म्हणून विद्वानाने मनाने कर्मांचे खरे फल निश्चित करावे.

Word by Word

आनृशंस्यम्compassion, non-cruelty

क्षमाforbearance, forgiveness

शान्तिःpeace, tranquility

अहिंसाnon-violence

सत्यम्truth

आर्जवम्straightforwardness, sincerity

अद्रोहःnon-malice, non-hostility

अनभिमानःabsence of pride

ह्रीःmodesty, shame (moral restraint)

तितिक्षाendurance, patient forbearance

शमःtranquility, mental restraint

तथाand also; likewise

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kapila

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Kapila lists a set of ethical and psychological virtues—compassion, forgiveness, peace, non-violence, truth, sincerity, non-malice, humility, modesty, forbearance, and mental restraint—as the practical means (mārga) to attain the Supreme Brahman.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instructional discourse, Kapila is teaching about liberation-oriented conduct. He emphasizes that inner virtues and disciplined character determine the true fruit of actions and lead one toward realization of the Supreme.