Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 168 Shloka 13 - Mahabharata | Malay | Vedapath

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Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अवृत्ता ये तु भिन्दन्ति श्रुतित्यागपरायणा: । धर्मविद्वेषिणो मन्दा इत्युक्तस्तेषु संशय:

Transliteration

avṛttā ye tu bhindanti śruti-tyāga-parāyaṇāḥ | dharma-vidveṣiṇo mandā ity uktaḥ teṣu saṁśayaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: “Mereka yang tidak beradab, yang memecahkan norma yang telah ditegakkan, yang cenderung meninggalkan śruti (wahyu Veda), yang membenci dharma dan tumpul akal—tentang orang seperti itu telah dinyatakan adanya keraguan. Mereka melanggar batas amalan benar dan disiplin adat yang dipelihara oleh orang baik; maka mereka tidak wajar dipercayai sebagai penunjuk dalam hal kebenaran dan kewajipan.”

Word by Word

अवृत्ताःwithout proper conduct

येwho

तुbut/indeed

भिन्दन्तिthey break/violate

श्रुतिVedic revelation (śruti)

त्यागabandonment

परायणाःdevoted to (i.e., intent on) abandoning śruti

धर्मdharma

विद्वेषिणःhaters of dharma

मन्दाःdull-witted/sluggish

इतिthus

उक्तःsaid/declared

तेषुamong/in them

संशयःdoubt/suspicion

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person who lacks good conduct, rejects śruti (Vedic authority), and is hostile to dharma is inherently unreliable; the wise should treat such a person’s claims and guidance with doubt.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma is advising on standards for judging moral and religious authority, warning Yudhishthira that those who break established righteous norms and reject śruti should not be accepted as trustworthy arbiters of dharma.