Shloka 13

इन्द्रेण वृत्रवधः, ब्रह्महत्याया अनुगमनम्, तथा च विभाजन-निवासविधानम्

Indra’s defeat of Vṛtra; pursuit by Brahmahatyā; allocation of her abodes

Devanagari script

योगदोषान्‌ समुच्छिद्य पठच यान्‌ कवयो विदु:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | yogadoṣān samucchidya pañca yān kavayo viduḥ—kāmaḥ krodho lobho bhayaṃ nidrā ca | etān mūlataḥ samucchindet, etān parityajya vāk-saṃyamaṃ kṛtvā yogasādhanāni seveta |

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଯୋଗକୁ ବାଧା ଦେଉଥିବା ଦୋଷମାନଙ୍କୁ କାଟି ଦେବା ଉଚିତ। ପଣ୍ଡିତମାନେ ପାଞ୍ଚ ଦୋଷ ଜାଣନ୍ତି—କାମ, କ୍ରୋଧ, ଲୋଭ, ଭୟ ଓ ନିଦ୍ରା। ଏମାନଙ୍କୁ ମୂଳରୁ ଉପାଡ଼ି, ପରିତ୍ୟାଗ କରି, ବାକ୍‌ସଂଯମ ରଖି ଯୋଗସାଧନରେ ଲାଗିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• योगदोषान्: faults of yoga
• योगदोषान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगदोष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समुच्छिद्य: having completely cut off
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+उत्+छिद्
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यान्: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कवयः: sages/poets
• कवयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विदुः: know
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कामम्: desire
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लोभम्: greed
• लोभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निद्राम्: sleep
• निद्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निद्रा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Yoga requires removing five root obstacles—desire, anger, greed, fear, and sleep/torpor—then practicing disciplined restraint, especially of speech, while cultivating yogic disciplines.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and inner discipline; here he gives a practical ethical-psychological teaching on what must be uprooted to make yoga effective.