Shloka 50

Devanagari script

आनुृशंस्यपरैर्भाव्यं सदैव नियतात्मभि: । ब्रह्मण्यैर्धर्मशीलैश्व तपोनित्यैश्ष भारता:

Transliteration

ānṛśaṃsyaparair bhāvyaṃ sadaiva niyatātmabhiḥ | brahmaṇyair dharmaśīlaiś ca taponityaiś ca bhāratāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó descendentes de Bharata, aqueles que têm autocontrole devem sempre conduzir-se com compaixão e brandura para com todos. Devem ser devotos dos brāhmaṇas, firmes no dharma e constantes na austeridade.”

Word by Word

• आनृशंस्यपरैः: by/with compassionate (conduct)
• आनृशंस्यपरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनृशंस्य-पर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भाव्यम्: should be done/should be practiced
• भाव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (भाव्य)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा + एव

• नियतात्मभिः: by the self-controlled
• नियतात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ब्रह्मण्यैः: by those devoted to Brahmins/Brahman
• ब्रह्मण्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मण्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• धर्मशीलैः: by the righteous in conduct
• धर्मशीलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-शील
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• तपोनित्यैः: by those constant in austerity
• तपोनित्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्-नित्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भारताः: O Bharatas (descendants of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhāratas (descendants of Bharata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that true dharmic life rests on three pillars: compassion toward others (ānṛśaṃsya), inner restraint (niyatātmā—control of mind and senses), and sustained religious-ethical discipline—reverence for Brahmins/sacred learning, righteous conduct, and regular tapas.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, conveys a normative instruction addressed to the Bhāratas: a concise ethical exhortation within Anuśāsana-parvan’s broader discourse on right conduct, emphasizing how those committed to dharma should behave.