Shloka 27
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
यो न हिंसति सत्त्वानि मनोवाक्कर्महेतुभि:
Transliteration
yo na hiṃsati sattvāni manovākkarmahetubhiḥ
Translation
மனம், சொல், செயல்—இம்மூன்றின் தூண்டுதலாலும்—எந்த உயிரையும் காயப்படுத்தாதவனே அஹிம்சையின் முழு ஒழுக்கத்தைப் பின்பற்றுகிறான்.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध-अव्यय)
हिंसतिharms, injures
हिंसति:
TypeVerb
Rootहिंस् (धातु)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सत्त्वानिliving beings
सत्त्वानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
मनःby mind
मनः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाक्by speech
वाक्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मby action/deed
कर्म:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
हेतुभिःby means/causes
हेतुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootहेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaS
sattvāni (living beings)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
Ahimsa is threefold and complete only when it is upheld in intention (mind), expression (speech), and conduct (action). Ethical purity is measured not just by what one does, but also by what one wills and says.
In the Śānti Parva’s dharma instruction, Bhīṣma continues advising on righteous conduct, emphasizing non-violence as a foundational virtue that must govern inner motives, spoken words, and outward deeds.