Shloka 14

Anuśāsana-parva Adhyāya 112: Dharma as the sole companion; karmic witnesses; rebirth sequences

Bṛhaspati–Yudhiṣṭhira Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

समारोपितशौचस्तु नित्यं भावसमाहित: । केवलं गुणसम्पन्न: शुचिरेव नर: सदा,जो सदा शौचाचारसे सम्पन्न, विशुद्ध भावसे युक्त और केवल सदगुणोंसे विभूषित है, उस मनुष्यको सदा शुद्ध ही समझना चाहिये

Transliteration

samāropitaśaucas tu nityaṁ bhāvasamāhitaḥ | kevalaṁ guṇasampannaḥ śucir eva naraḥ sadā ||

Translation

ఎవడు నిత్యం శౌచాచారాన్ని స్థాపించుకొని, శుద్ధ భావంతో సమాహితుడై, కేవలం సద్గుణాలతో అలంకృతుడై ఉంటాడో—అటువంటి మనిషిని ఎల్లప్పుడూ శుచిగా (పవిత్రుడిగా) భావించాలి.

Word by Word

समारोपितशौचःone whose purity is established/assumed (i.e., endowed with purity)

तुbut/indeed

नित्यम्always

भावसमाहितःone whose mind/inner disposition is collected (composed in feeling)

केवलम्only/merely

गुणसम्पन्नःendowed with virtues

शुचिःpure/clean

एवindeed/only

नरःman/person

सदाalways

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?

True purity is defined by steady inner composure and consistent virtuous conduct; one who is continually established in śauca, with a well-collected mind and good qualities, should be considered genuinely pure.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he clarifies the criterion of purity, shifting emphasis from mere external observance to inner disposition and ethical qualities.