Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचर्येण घोरेण गुर्वाचारेण सेवया । वेदानधीत्य धर्मेण राजशास्त्रं च केवलम्‌

Transliteration

brahmacaryeṇa ghoreṇa gurvācāreṇa sevayā | vedān adhītya dharmeṇa rājaśāstraṃ ca kevalam ||

Translation

ब्रह्मचर्येण घोरेण गुर्वाचारेण सेवया। वेदानधीत्य धर्मेण राजशास्त्रं च केवलम्॥

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by celibacy / studentship
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• घोरेण: severe, rigorous
• घोरेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गुरु-आचारेण: by conduct towards the teacher / by the teacher's discipline
• गुरु-आचारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु-आचार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सेवया: by service
• सेवया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अधीत्य: having studied
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ (अधी-)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), indeclinable

• धर्मेण: by righteousness / according to dharma
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• राज-शास्त्रम्: the science of kingship / political science
• राज-शास्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजशास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• केवलम्: only, solely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल
• Form: true

Speaker

अमग्बरीष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ambarīṣa
• guru
• Vedas
• rājaśāstra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True qualification—especially for leadership—rests on disciplined brahmacarya, respectful conduct toward the teacher, and humble service, together with Vedic learning pursued in harmony with dharma and practical training in rājaśāstra (governance).

What is happening in the narrative?

Ambarīṣa is describing the foundations of his formation: austere student-discipline, guru-centered conduct and service, and the study of the Vedas and royal polity, presenting an ideal model of ethical preparation for rulership.