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Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 15

Brāhmaṇa-kṛtya, Āśrama-niyama, and Dāna-prasaṃsā

Duties of the Brāhmaṇa, āśrama discipline, and praise of giving

न पण्डित: क्रुद्धयति नाभिपद्यते न चापि संसीदति न प्रहृष्यति । न चार्थकृच्छुव्यसनेषु शोचते स्थित: प्रकृत्या हिमवानिवाचल:

na paṇḍitaḥ kruddhyati nābhipadyate na cāpi saṃsīdati na prahṛṣyati | na cārthakṛcchra-vyasanēṣu śocati sthitaḥ prakṛtyā himavān ivācalaḥ ||

ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਸੱਚਾ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਨਾ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੜਕਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਹੀ ਆਸਕਤੀ ਵੱਲ ਦੌੜ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਅਪ੍ਰਿਯ ਘਟੇ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਦੁੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਢਹਿ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੈਂਦਾ, ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਿਯ ਮਿਲੇ ਤਾਂ ਅਤਿ-ਹਰਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਸਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ। ਧਨ-ਕਠਿਨਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਕਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਉਹ ਵਿਲਾਪ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ; ਆਪਣੇ ਸੁਭਾਵ ਕਰਕੇ ਹਿਮਾਲੇ ਵਾਂਗ ਅਡੋਲ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
paṇḍitaḥa learned man
paṇḍitaḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootpaṇḍita
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
krudhyatigets angry
krudhyati:
TypeVerb
Rootkrudh
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
nanor/not
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
abhipadyatebecomes attached / is carried away
abhipadyate:
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-√pad
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
naand not
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
apieven/also
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi
saṃsīdatisinks down; is dejected
saṃsīdati:
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√sad
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
nanor/not
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
prahṛṣyatirejoices greatly
prahṛṣyati:
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√hṛṣ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
nanor/not
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
artha-kṛcchra-vyasaneṣuin financial hardships and calamities
artha-kṛcchra-vyasaneṣu:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootartha + kṛcchra + vyasana
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
śocatigrieves
śocati:
TypeVerb
Rootśuc
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
sthitaḥstanding; steady
sthitaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Root√sthā (kta)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
prakṛtyāby nature
prakṛtyā:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootprakṛti
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
himavānHimālaya
himavān:
TypeNoun
Roothimavat
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ivalike
iva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva
acalaḥimmovable; steadfast
acalaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Roota-cala
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
H
Himavān (Himālaya)

Educational Q&A

The mark of wisdom is inner steadiness: freedom from anger and impulsive attachment, and an even mind that neither collapses in adversity nor becomes over-elated in success—remaining firm like a mountain.

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he describes the qualities of a truly wise person, using the Himālaya as an image of unwavering composure amid life’s gains and losses.