Shanti Parva Adhyaya 107 Shloka 10 - Mahabharata | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Shloka 10

Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

आदर्श इव शुद्धात्मा शारदश्नन्द्रमा यथा । नास्मिन्‌ पश्यामि वृजिन सर्वतो मे परीक्षित:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | ādarśa iva śuddhātmā śāradaś candramā yathā | nāsmin paśyāmi vṛjinaṁ sarvato me parīkṣitaḥ |

Translation

भीष्म उवाच— आदर्श इव शुद्धात्मा शारदश्चन्द्रमा यथा। नास्मिन् पश्यामि वृजिनं सर्वतो मे परीक्षितः॥

Word by Word

आदर्शःmirror

इवlike/as

शुद्धात्माpure-hearted/pure-souled

शारदःautumnal (of the śarad season)

चन्द्रमाmoon

यथाas/just as

नnot

अस्मिन्in this (person/one)

पश्यामिI see

वृजिनम्sin/evil/fault

सर्वतःin every way/from all sides

मेof me/my

परीक्षितःexamined/tested

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral worth is judged by tested character: a truly virtuous person remains transparent and unblemished under scrutiny, like a clean mirror and the clear autumn moon.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, speaking as an authoritative elder and teacher in the Shanti Parva, offers a testimonial of someone’s integrity—stating that after thorough examination he finds no trace of sin or fault.