Shloka 19

Devanagari script

शुचि: शीलान्विताचार: शुक्लवासा जितेन्द्रिय: । संस्कृत: सर्वशास्त्रज्ञ: श्रद्दधानोइनसूयक:

Transliteration

śuciḥ śīlānvita-ācāraḥ śukla-vāsā jitendriyaḥ | saṃskṛtaḥ sarva-śāstra-jñaḥ śraddadhāno 'n-asūyakaḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ଯେ ବାହ୍ୟାନ୍ତରରେ ପବିତ୍ର, ଶୀଳବାନ୍ ଓ ସଦାଚାରୀ; ଶୁଭ୍ର ଶ୍ୱେତ ବସ୍ତ୍ରଧାରୀ; ଜିତେନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ, ସଂସ୍କାରସମ୍ପନ୍ନ, ସମସ୍ତ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରର ତତ୍ତ୍ୱଜ୍ଞ, ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାବାନ୍ ଏବଂ ଦୋଷଦୃଷ୍ଟିରହିତ— ଏମିତି ବିଦ୍ୱାନ ପୁରୁଷଙ୍କୁ ଦାନ ଓ ମାନ ଦେଇ ଅନୁଗୃହୀତ କରି ବାଚକ ଭାବେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କରିବା ଉଚିତ, ଯେପରି ଧର୍ମମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଅଟୁଟ ରହେ।

Word by Word

• शुचिः: pure, clean
• शुचिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शीलान्विताचारः: one whose conduct is endowed with good character
• शीलान्विताचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीलान्विताचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुक्लवासा: wearing white garments
• शुक्लवासा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्लवासा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितेन्द्रियः: having conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संस्कृतः: refined, well-cultured
• संस्कृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्कृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वशास्त्रज्ञः: knower of all śāstras
• सर्वशास्त्रज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वशास्त्रज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रद्दधानः: faithful, full of श्रद्धा
• श्रद्दधानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्दधान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनसूयकः: non-envious, free from fault-finding
• अनसूयकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनसूयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the transmitter of sacred tradition should be ethically qualified: pure, disciplined, learned, faithful, and free from envy or fault-finding; such a person should be honored and supported so the teaching is preserved and conveyed rightly.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Svargārohaṇa context, Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the standards for selecting a competent and morally fit vācaka (reciter) of the epic—emphasizing character and self-mastery alongside scholarship.