Shloka 41

नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura

Devanagari script

भविष्यति च धर्मात्मा सर्वशास्त्रविशारद: । पितुः प्रियहिते युक्त: स्त्री भोगान्‌ वर्जयिष्यति,“और धर्मात्मा तथा सब शाम्त्रोंमें निपुण विद्वान्‌ होंगे; पिताके प्रिय एवं हितमें तत्पर रहकर स्त्री-सम्बन्धी भोगोंका परित्याग कर देंगे”

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati ca dharmātmā sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ | pituḥ priyahite yuktaḥ strībhogān varjayiṣyati ||

Translation

అతడు ధర్మాత్ముడై, సమస్త శాస్త్రాలలో నిపుణుడగును. తండ్రికి ప్రియమూ హితమూ కలిగించుటలో నిమగ్నుడై, స్త్రీసంబంధ భోగాలను విరమించును.

Word by Word

भविष्यतिwill be

चand

धर्मात्माa righteous-souled man

सर्वशास्त्रविशारदःskilled in all scriptures

पितुःof (his) father

प्रियहितेin what is dear and beneficial (to him)

युक्तःengaged, devoted

स्त्रीभोगान्enjoyments related to women

वर्जयिष्यतिwill avoid, will renounce

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

father (pituḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises an ideal of dharma grounded in learning and self-control: true excellence is shown by mastery of śāstra, commitment to a parent’s welfare, and restraint from sensual indulgence—especially when such restraint supports higher duties.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a person’s future qualities and conduct: he will be righteous and learned, act for his father’s dear and beneficial interests, and therefore abstain from pleasures associated with women.