Shloka 82

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

Devanagari script

आस्तिका मानहीनाश्च द्विजातिजनपूजका: । श्रुतवृत्तोपसम्पन्ना: सन्त: स्वर्गनिवासिन:,जो आस्तिक, अहंकारशून्य, ब्राह्मणोंका समादर करनेवाले, विद्वान्‌ और सदाचारसे सम्पन्न हैं, वे श्रेष्ठ पुरुष स्वर्गमें निवास करते हैं

Transliteration

āstikā mānahīnāś ca dvijātijanapūjakāḥ | śrutavṛttopasampannāḥ santaḥ svarganivāsinaḥ ||

Translation

Disse o caçador: Aqueles que têm fé, são livres de orgulho, honram os duas-vezes-nascidos e reverenciam a comunidade dos eruditos, e são dotados de aprendizado e reta conduta—tais pessoas boas e nobres habitam o céu.

Word by Word

• आस्तिकाः: believers (in Veda/afterlife)
• आस्तिकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मानहीनाः: free from pride/ego
• मानहीनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• द्विजातिजनपूजकाः: worshippers/respecters of the twice-born people (brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातिजनपूजकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विजातिजनपूजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• श्रुतवृत्तोपसम्पन्नाः: endowed with learning (śruta) and good conduct (vṛtta)
• श्रुतवृत्तोपसम्पन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुतवृत्तोपसम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सन्तः: good/virtuous men
• सन्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वर्गनिवासिनः: dwellers in heaven
• स्वर्गनिवासिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्गनिवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• व्याध (the hunter, speaker)
• स्वर्ग (Svarga, heaven)
• द्विजाति (the twice-born, especially Brahmins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Heaven is attained by those who combine faith in dharma with humility, reverence for the learned/twice-born, and a life shaped by learning (śruta) and good conduct (vṛtta). The verse frames spiritual success as ethical character rather than mere social identity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Vana Parva’s dialogue where the hunter (vyādha) instructs a Brahmin seeker, he explains the marks of truly virtuous people and the fruits of their conduct—here, stating that humble, faithful, and well-conducted persons are fit for heavenly attainment.