Shloka 70

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

Devanagari script

नियच्छन्ति परां बुद्धिं शिष्टाचारान्विता जना: । उपाध्यायमते युक्ता: स्थित्या धर्मार्थदर्शिन:

Transliteration

niyacchanti parāṁ buddhiṁ śiṣṭācārānvitā janāḥ | upādhyāyamate yuktāḥ sthityā dharmārthadarśinaḥ ||

Translation

As pessoas firmadas na conduta dos bem formados refreiam e estabilizam seu entendimento superior. Alinhadas ao conselho de seus mestres, permanecem disciplinadas em seu modo de vida e, assim, discernem o que é verdadeiramente dharma e o que é verdadeiramente benéfico.

Word by Word

नियच्छन्तिrestrain, control

पराम्highest, supreme

बुद्धिम्intellect, understanding

शिष्टाचार-अन्विताःendowed with proper conduct

जनाःpeople

उपाध्याय-मतेin the teacher's opinion/teaching

युक्ताःjoined with, devoted to, aligned with

स्थित्याby steadiness, by firm conduct

धर्म-अर्थ-दर्शिनःseeing (what is) dharma and artha; discerning duty and benefit

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

व्याध (the hunter, speaker)

उ

उपाध्याय (teacher/preceptor)

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 discernment arises from self-restraint and steady conduct shaped by śiṣṭācāra (the norms of the wise) and guidance from a teacher; such discipline enables one to recognize both dharma (right) and artha (genuine benefit).

What is happening in the narrative?

The hunter (Vyādha), instructing a seeker in ethical living, emphasizes that moral clarity is not merely theoretical: it is stabilized through disciplined life-practice and deference to sound instruction from a preceptor.