Shloka 9
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
Devanagari script
सर्वभूतदयावन्तो विश्वास्या: सर्वजन्तुषु
Transliteration
sarvabhūtadayāvanto viśvāsyāḥ sarvajantuṣu
Translation
సర్వభూతాల పట్ల దయ కలిగినవారు సమస్త జంతువుల మధ్య విశ్వసనీయులవుతారు.
Word by Word
सर्वभूतदयावन्तःthose who are compassionate toward all beings
सर्वभूतदयावन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वभूतदयावत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विश्वास्याःtrustworthy
विश्वास्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वास्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वजन्तुषुamong all creatures
सर्वजन्तुषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वजन्तु
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
Speaker
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Compassion (dayā) toward all beings is presented as a defining mark of dharmic character: it makes a person universally trustworthy, because their intentions are non-harming and protective rather than exploitative.
Śrī Maheśvara is instructing on ethical qualities; in this line he highlights that universal compassion leads to being trusted by all creatures, framing dayā as a practical social and moral virtue.