Shanti Parva Adhyaya 277 Shloka 8 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 8

मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः

Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment

Devanagari script

गाँव या जनसमुदायमें दायें-बायें न करे--किसीकी पक्ष-विपक्ष न करे तथा भिक्षावृत्तिको छोड़कर किसीके यहाँ पहलेसे निमन्त्रित होकर भोजनके लिये न जाय ।।

Transliteration

avakīrṇaḥ sugupteśnān na vācā hāpriyaṃ vadet | mṛduḥ syād apratikrūro visrabdhaḥ syād akatthanaḥ ||

Translation

ଗାଁ କିମ୍ବା ଜନସମୁଦାୟରେ ଦାହିଣ-ବାମ କରି ପକ୍ଷ-ବିପକ୍ଷ ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ। ଆବଶ୍ୟକତା ନଥିଲେ ଭିକ୍ଷାବୃତ୍ତିରେ ପଡ଼ିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ; ଏବଂ କେବଳ ପୂର୍ବ-ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରଣରେ ଭୋଜନ ପାଇଁ ଅନ୍ୟର ଘରକୁ ଯିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ। ସଂଯମ ଓ ସାବଧାନତାରେ ଭୋଜନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍; ମୁଖରୁ କୌଣସି ଅପ୍ରିୟ କିମ୍ବା କଠୋର ବଚନ ନ କହିବା ଉଚିତ୍। ମୃଦୁ ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍, ପ୍ରତିଉତ୍ତରରେ କ୍ରୂର ନ ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍; ଆଚରଣରେ ଶାନ୍ତ ଓ ନିର୍ଭରଯୋଗ୍ୟ ରହିବା ଉଚିତ୍; ଏବଂ କେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଗର୍ବୋକ୍ତି ନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍।

Word by Word

अवकीर्णःone who is fallen/impure (a transgressor)

सुगुप्तश्नःone who eats secretly/guardedly

नnot

वाचाby speech/with words

अप्रियम्unpleasant (thing/word)

वदेत्should speak

मृदुःgentle/soft

स्यात्should be

अप्रतिक्रूरःnot harsh in return / not retaliatorily cruel

विस्रब्धःcalm/confident/unperturbed

स्यात्should be

अकत्थनःnot boastful / not self-praising

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain ethical restraint: avoid factionalism, do not depend on social invitations for food, eat with discipline, speak no harsh words, respond without cruelty, remain composed, and avoid boasting.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct; here he outlines practical behavioral rules—especially for a disciplined, renunciant-leaning life—centered on neutrality, self-control, and gentle speech.