Shloka 806

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

Devanagari script

अजिद्दात्वमशाठ्यं च यत्नतः परिमार्गत | तुम सब लोग धर्म, सत्य, शास्त्रज्ञान, न्यायपूर्ण बर्ताव समस्त प्राणियोंपर बड़ी भारी दया, कुटिलताका अभाव तथा शठताका त्याग--इन्हीं सद्गुणोंका यत्नपूर्वक अनुसरण करे

Transliteration

ajid dātvam aśāṭhyaṃ ca yatnataḥ parimārgata

Translation

ଜମ୍ବୁକ କହିଲା—ଆତ୍ମସଂଯମ, ଦାନ, ଏବଂ ଅକପଟତା—ଏହି ସଦ୍‌ଗୁଣଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଯତ୍ନପୂର୍ବକ ଖୋଜି ଅନୁସରଣ କର। ତୁମେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଧର୍ମ ଓ ସତ୍ୟକୁ ଧର; ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରଜ୍ଞାନ ବଢ଼ାଅ; ନ୍ୟାୟରେ ଚାଲ; ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ପ୍ରତି ମହାଦୟା ରଖ; କୁଟିଳତା ଓ ଶଠତାକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କର।

Word by Word

• अजिह्मता: straightforwardness, absence of crookedness
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिह्मता (अजिह्म + ता)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अत्वम्: you
• अत्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वम्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अशाठ्यम्: absence of deceit, honesty
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशाठ्य (अ + शाठ्य)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यत्नतः: with effort, diligently
• यत्नतः: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्न

• परिमार्गत: seek out / pursue / practice
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + मृग् (धातु) → परिमार्गयति; here: परिमार्गत (आज्ञार्थ/लोट्-रूप-सम्भाव्य)
• Form: Imperative (probable), 2nd, Plural

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jambuka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse urges disciplined cultivation of key virtues—self-restraint, generosity, sincerity, truthfulness, justice, scriptural understanding, and compassion for all beings—while explicitly rejecting crookedness and hypocrisy.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s ethical instruction setting, Jambuka speaks as a moral teacher, advising listeners to actively seek and practice foundational virtues that sustain dharma and social harmony.