Shloka 6

Devanagari script

वेत्ति ज्ञानविसर्ग च निग्रहानुग्रहं तथा । यथोक्त वृत्तेर्थीरस्य क्षेमाश्रमपदं भवेत्‌,जो तत्त्वज्ञान, सर्वत्याग, इन्द्रियसंयम तथा प्राणियोंपर अनुग्रह करना जानता है तथा जिसका पहले कहे अनुसार उत्तम आचार-विचार है, उस धीर पुरुषको कल्याणमय गृहस्थाश्रमसे मिलनेवाले फलकी प्राप्ति होती है

Transliteration

vetti jñāna-visargaṃ ca nigrahānugrahaṃ tathā | yathokta-vṛtter dhīrasya kṣemāśrama-padaṃ bhavet ||

Translation

பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—ஞானத்தை உரிய முறையில் வழங்குதல், அடக்கம் (நிக்ரஹம்) மற்றும் அருள் (அனுக்ரகம்) ஆகிய இரண்டையும் அறிந்து, போதிக்கப்பட்டபடி உயர்ந்த ஒழுக்கத்தில் நிலைப்பவன்—அந்த திடமனத்தவன், முறையாக நடத்தப்படும் இல்லற ஆசிரமத்திற்குரிய நலமிகு நிலையும் அதன் பயனையும் அடைவான்।

Word by Word

वेत्तिknows

ज्ञानविसर्गम्renunciation/abandonment through knowledge

चand

निग्रहानुग्रहम्restraint and favor (discipline and grace)

तथाalso/likewise

यथोक्तवृत्तःwhose conduct is as prescribed/said

धीरस्यof the steadfast/wise man

क्षेमाश्रमपदम्the secure/auspicious station (fruit) of the āśrama (householder stage)

भवेत्would be / comes to be

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

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?

Rightly lived householder life becomes spiritually fruitful when grounded in (1) proper imparting of knowledge, (2) self-restraint, (3) compassionate benevolence toward beings, and (4) conduct aligned with established dharmic instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising on dharma and right living; here he characterizes the ‘dhīra’ (steadfast person) whose disciplined and compassionate conduct qualifies him to attain the auspicious security and merit associated with the householder stage.