Shloka 5

Rajo-guṇa-nirdeśa — Brahmā’s Enumeration of Rajasic Dispositions

Devanagari script

उग्र॑ं दारुणमाक्रोश: परच्छिद्रानुशासनम्‌ । लोकचिन्तानुचिन्ता च मत्सर: परिभावन:

Transliteration

ugraṁ dāruṇam ākrośaḥ parachidrānuśāsanam | lokacintānucintā ca matsaraḥ paribhāvanaḥ ||

Translation

వాయు పలికెను—ఉగ్రమైన, దారుణమైన దూషణ; ఇతరుల లోపాలను వెదికి శాసించే అలవాటు; లోకచింతలపై ఆందోళనతో మునిగిన ఆలోచన; మత్సరము, తక్కువచేసే స్వభావము—ఇవి మనిషి శీలాన్ని క్షీణింపజేసి ధర్మాచరణాన్ని కూలదోసే వృత్తులు.

Word by Word

उग्रम्fierce

दारुणम्cruel/terrible

आक्रोशःshouting/abuse

परच्छिद्रानुशासनम्instruction/harping on others' faults

लोकचिन्तानुचिन्ताbrooding after worldly concerns

चand

मत्सरःenvy/jealousy

परिभावनःcontempt/insulting attitude

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)

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 warns against inner vices expressed through speech and attitude—harsh reviling, fault-finding, worldly brooding, jealousy, and contempt—because they erode one’s moral life (dharma) and damage relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic mode, listing negative traits to be avoided, functioning as moral instruction within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s broader post-war ethical reflections.