Shloka 26

Ātma-saṃyama-dharma: One-pointedness of Mind and Senses (शुक–व्यास संवादः)

Devanagari script

ये केचिद्‌ विस्तरेणोक्ता नियमा ब्रह्मचारिण:

Transliteration

ye kecid vistareṇoktā niyamā brahmacāriṇaḥ

Translation

బ్రహ్మచారుల కోసం విస్తారంగా చెప్పబడిన నియమాలు ఏవైతే ఉన్నాయో—

Word by Word

• ये: who/which (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (certain)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क + चित्
• Form: true

• विस्तरेण: in detail / at length
• विस्तरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उक्ताः: said / stated
• उक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive (past participle)

• नियमाः: rules / observances
• नियमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्मचारिणः: brahmacārins / celibate students
• ब्रह्मचारिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• brahmacārin (brahmacarya practitioner)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse introduces a discussion of niyamas—specific disciplines and restraints—meant for brahmacārins, emphasizing that ethical life is grounded in regulated conduct and self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa begins a section that recalls or summarizes the detailed rules previously taught for brahmacarya practitioners, setting up further instruction on disciplined living within the Shānti Parva’s broader dharma discourse.