Shloka 19

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

Devanagari script

अहिंसानिरता ये च ये च सत्यव्रता नरा: । दान्ता: शमपराश्वैव तान्‌ नमस्यामि केशव

Transliteration

ahiṁsā-niratā ye ca ye ca satya-vratā narāḥ | dāntāḥ śama-parāś caiva tān namasyāmi keśava

Translation

ਨਾਰਦ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਹੇ ਕੇਸ਼ਵ! ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਅਹਿੰਸਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਤ, ਸਤ੍ਯ-ਵ੍ਰਤੀ, ਇੰਦ੍ਰਿਯ-ਦਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਯਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਮ—ਅੰਤਰਿਕ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੀਨ ਹਨ—ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।

Word by Word

• अहिंसा-निरताः: devoted to non-violence
• अहिंसा-निरताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंसा + निरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• सत्य-व्रताः: having the vow of truth / truth-observant
• सत्य-व्रताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + व्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दान्ताः: self-controlled
• दान्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शम-पराः: devoted to tranquility (śama)
• शम-पराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम + पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नमस्यामि: I bow to / I salute
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (धातु: नम्)
• Form: Present (Lat), First, Singular

• केशव: O Keshava
• केशव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises and venerates those who embody dharma through non-violence (ahiṁsā), truthfulness (satya), disciplined vows (vrata), self-restraint (dānta), and inner tranquility (śama), presenting these as exemplary ethical ideals.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) and offers reverence to a class of virtuous people, highlighting the qualities that merit honor within the dharma-centered discourse of the Anuśāsana Parva.