Shloka 36

Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

विशुद्धमनसो दान्ता: श्रद्धादमसमन्विता: । अनसूयवो विक्रोधा: साधवो वीतमत्सरा:

Transliteration

viśuddhamanaso dāntāḥ śraddhādamasamanvitāḥ | anasūyavo vikrodhāḥ sādhavo vītamatsarāḥ ||

Translation

विशुद्धमनसो दान्ताः श्रद्धादमसमन्विताः। अनसूयवो विक्रोधाः साधवो वीतमत्सराः॥

Word by Word

विशुद्धमनसःof purified mind

दान्ताःself-controlled, restrained

श्रद्धाwith faith

दमwith self-restraint

समन्विताःendowed (with)

अनसूयवःfree from envy, non-censorious

विक्रोधाःfree from anger

साधवःgood men, virtuous ones

वीतमत्सराःdevoid of jealousy

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nakula

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse defines an ethical ideal: purity of mind, disciplined senses, faith joined with restraint, and freedom from fault-finding, anger, and envy—qualities that mark a truly virtuous person.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nakula is describing the character traits of exemplary people, emphasizing inner purity and social virtues (non-malice, non-anger, non-envy) as markers of dharmic conduct within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s reflective, post-war moral discourse.