Shloka 66

और्वोपाख्यानम्

Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger

Devanagari script

दिव्यात्मानो महात्मान: सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरा: । भवन्तो भ्रातर: शूरा: सर्वे सुचरितव्रता:,आप सब भाई देवस्वरूप, महात्मा, समस्त श्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ शूरवीर हैं तथा आपलोगोंने ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतका भलीभाँति पालन किया है

Transliteration

divyātmāno mahātmānaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varāḥ | bhavanto bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ sarve sucaritavratāḥ ||

Translation

พวกท่านพี่น้องล้วนมีสภาวะดุจทิพย์ เป็นมหาตมะ เป็นยอดในหมู่นักรบผู้ถือศัสตรา ทั้งหมดกล้าหาญ และต่างรักษาพรตแห่งความประพฤติดี—โดยเฉพาะพรตพรหมจรรย์—อย่างมั่นคง

Word by Word

दिव्यात्मानःhaving a divine nature

महात्मानःgreat-souled

सर्वशस्त्रभृताम्of all weapon-bearers

वराःthe best, excellent

भवन्तःyou (honorific, plural)

भ्रातरःbrothers

शूराःvaliant, heroic

सर्वेall

सुचरितव्रताःwhose vows are well-observed / of well-practised vows

Speaker

गन्धर्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gandharva

the brothers (bhrātaraḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence in a warrior is not only martial skill but also inner nobility and disciplined conduct. The verse links heroism with ethical restraint—especially faithful observance of vows such as brahmacarya—presenting self-control as a foundation for righteous strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Gandharva addresses a group of brothers with honorific praise, acknowledging them as divinely inclined, great-souled, foremost among weapon-bearers, and steadfast in their vows. The speech functions as recognition of their valor and moral discipline within the unfolding encounter.