Shloka 863

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

Devanagari script

सन्त: स्वर्गजित:ः शुक्ला: संनिविष्ट श्च सत्पथे । जो न्यायपरायण, सदगुणसम्पन्न, सब लोगोंका हित चाहनेवाले, हिंसारहित और सन्मार्गपर चलनेवाले हैं, वे श्रेष्ठ पुरुष स्वर्गलोकपर विजय पाते हैं

Transliteration

santaḥ svargajitaḥ śuklāḥ sanniviṣṭāś ca satpathe | ye nyāyaparāyaṇāḥ sadguṇasampannāḥ sarvalokahitaicchavaḥ ahiṃsakāḥ sanmārgaparāyaṇāś ca te śreṣṭhāḥ puruṣāḥ svargalokaṃ jayanti ||

Translation

Os justos —puros na conduta e firmemente estabelecidos no caminho verdadeiro— são os que conquistam o céu. Os devotados à justiça, dotados de boas qualidades, desejosos do bem de todos os seres, livres de violência e constantes na via nobre: tais pessoas excelentes alcançam a vitória no mundo celeste.

Word by Word

सन्तःthe good (men)

स्वर्गजितःconquerors of heaven (i.e., who win heaven)

शुक्लाःpure, bright

संनिविष्टाःseated/established, firmly set

चand

सत्पथेon the good path

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

व्याध (the hunter/seller of meat, speaker)

स

स्वर्गलोक (heavenly world)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Heaven is not won by birth or status but by dharmic character: purity, commitment to justice, non-violence, and active goodwill toward all beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Vyādha’s discourse on dharma (the famous Vyādha-gītā section of Vana Parva), the speaker instructs the listener that true excellence lies in ethical living—walking the right path and benefiting others—by which one attains heavenly reward.