Shloka 83

योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः

Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction

Devanagari script

आशा श्रद्धा धृति: शान्तिर्विजिति: संनति: क्षमा

Transliteration

āśā śraddhā dhṛtiḥ śāntir vijitiḥ sannatiḥ kṣamā

Translation

Śakra disse: Esperança, fé (śraddhā), firmeza, paz interior, autodomínio, humildade e perdão — estas são as virtudes que estabilizam a conduta de uma pessoa e sustentam o dharma em meio às provações da vida.

Word by Word

• आशा: hope, expectation
• आशा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रद्धा: faith, trust
• श्रद्धा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतिः: steadfastness, fortitude
• धृतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तिः: peace, tranquility
• शान्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विजितिः: victory, conquest
• विजितिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजिति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• संनतिः: humility, submission, bowing down
• संनतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षमा: forbearance, forgiveness
• क्षमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse enumerates foundational moral-psychological virtues—hope, faith, perseverance, peace, self-mastery, humility, and forgiveness—as supports of dharmic life and stable character.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous living, Śakra (Indra) speaks didactically, listing key virtues as part of a broader ethical teaching.