Shloka 18

इन्द्रेण वृत्रवधः, ब्रह्महत्याया अनुगमनम्, तथा च विभाजन-निवासविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

अमूढत्वमसंगित्वं कामक्रोधविवर्जनम्‌ । अदैन्यमनुदीर्णत्वमनुद्वेगो व्यवस्थिति:

Transliteration

amūḍhatvam asaṅgitvaṁ kāma-krodha-vivarjanam | adainyam anudīrṇatvam anudvego vyavasthitiḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ମୋହରହିତ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟତା, ଅସଙ୍ଗତା ଏବଂ କାମ-କ୍ରୋଧର ପରିତ୍ୟାଗ; ଦୈନ୍ୟର ଅଭାବ, ଉଦ୍ଦଣ୍ଡତା ଓ ଉଦ୍ବେଗର ଅଭାବ, ଏବଂ ଅଚଳ ଚିତ୍ତସ୍ଥିରତା—ଏହି ସମସ୍ତ ଗୁଣ ମିଶି ମୋକ୍ଷକୁ ନେଇଯାଉଥିବା ସ୍ୱଚ୍ଛ, ନିର୍ମଳ ଓ ପବିତ୍ର ପଥ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• अमूढत्वम्: non-delusion, clarity
• अमूढत्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमूढत्व (अमूढ + त्व)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• असङ्गित्वम्: non-attachment
• असङ्गित्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असङ्गित्व (असङ्गिन् + त्व)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कामक्रोधविवर्जनम्: abandoning desire and anger
• कामक्रोधविवर्जनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर्जन (वि + वर्ज् + ल्युट्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अदैन्यम्: absence of dejection
• अदैन्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदैन्य (अ + दैन्य)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुदीर्णत्वम्: not being over-excited/overbearing
• अनुदीर्णत्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुदीर्णत्व (अनुदीर्ण + त्व)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुद्वेगः: freedom from agitation
• अनुद्वेगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुद्वेग (अ + उद्वेग)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यवस्थितिः: steadiness, firm establishment
• व्यवस्थितिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवस्थिति (वि + अव + स्था + क्तिन्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Liberation is approached through inner discipline: clear understanding (freedom from delusion), non-attachment, renouncing desire and anger, avoiding dejection and arrogance, remaining unagitated, and maintaining steady composure.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war; here he enumerates mental and ethical qualities that constitute a pure path toward mokṣa.