Shloka 64

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

Devanagari script

न तेषां विद्यते3वृत्तं यज्ञस्वाध्यायशीलिनाम्‌ । आचारपालनं चैव द्वितीयं शिष्टलक्षणम्‌,वे निरन्तर यज्ञ और स्वाध्यायमें लगे रहते हैं। उनमें स्वेच्छाचार नहीं होता। सदाचारका पालन शिष्ट पुरुषोंका दूसरा लक्षण है

Transliteration

na teṣāṁ vidyate vṛttaṁ yajñasvādhyāyaśīlinām | ācārapālanaṁ caiva dvitīyaṁ śiṣṭalakṣaṇam ||

Translation

Entre aqueles que permanecem firmes no sacrifício e no estudo do saber sagrado (svādhyāya), não há lugar para uma conduta voluntariosa e desviada. A observância da prática correta—manter fielmente o comportamento devido—é o segundo sinal distintivo dos verdadeiramente cultos e disciplinados.

Word by Word

नnot

तेषाम्of them

विद्यतेexists / is found

अवृत्तम्misconduct / improper conduct

यज्ञsacrifice

स्वाध्यायself-study (Vedic recitation/study)

शीलिनाम्of those devoted/accustomed (to)

आचारright conduct

पालनम्observance / keeping

चand

एवindeed

द्वितीयम्second

शिष्टof the cultured/learned (good people)

लक्षणम्mark / characteristic

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

व्याध (the hunter, speaker)

श

शिष्ट (the cultured/virtuous persons, as a class)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True refinement is shown by disciplined conduct: those devoted to yajña and svādhyāya do not act by mere whim; they uphold ācāra (right practice). Such observance is presented as a key hallmark of the śiṣṭa (cultured, exemplary) person.

What is happening in the narrative?

The hunter (Vyādha) continues instructing his listener on dharma, defining the traits of the truly virtuous. Here he identifies steady engagement in sacred duties and consistent adherence to proper conduct as marks of the ‘śiṣṭa’.