Shanti Parva Adhyaya 154 Shloka 11 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 11

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

अलं स्थित्वा श्मशाने5स्मिन्‌ गृध्रगोमायुसंकुले । कड्कालबहुले रौद्रे सर्वप्राणिभयड्करे

Transliteration

alaṁ sthitvā śmaśāne 'smin gṛdhra-gomāyu-saṅkule | kaṅkāla-bahule raudre sarva-prāṇi-bhayaṅkare ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ— “ଏହି ଶ୍ମଶାନରେ ଆଉ ଠିଆ ରହିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାପ୍ତ—ଏଠାରେ ଗିଧ ଓ ଶିଆଳ ଭିଡ଼ିଛି; ଅସଂଖ୍ୟ କଙ୍କାଳରେ ଭରିଆ; ରୌଦ୍ର ଓ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଭୟଙ୍କର। ଏଠାରେ ରହିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ; ରହିଲେ କୌଣସି ଲାଭ ନାହିଁ।”

Word by Word

अलम्enough; (used to prohibit) do not

स्थित्वाhaving stayed/standing

श्मशानेin the cremation-ground

अस्मिन्in this

गृध्रगोमायुसंकुलेcrowded with vultures and jackals

कङ्कालबहुलेabounding in skeletons

रौद्रेterrible, dreadful

सर्वप्राणिभयङ्करेcausing fear to all creatures

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

śmaśāna (cremation-ground)

gṛdhra (vultures)

gomāyu (jackals)

kaṅkāla (skeletons)

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?

Do not cling to or linger in places and states dominated by fear, decay, and unwholesome influences; discern what is beneficial and withdraw from what yields no true gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma describes a terrifying cremation-ground filled with scavengers and bones and advises the listener not to remain there, emphasizing that staying brings no benefit.