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Shloka 19

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

अहिंसानिरता ये च ये च सत्यव्रता नरा: । दान्ता: शमपराश्वैव तान्‌ नमस्यामि केशव

ahiṁsā-niratā ye ca ye ca satya-vratā narāḥ | dāntāḥ śama-parāś caiva tān namasyāmi keśava

นารทกล่าวว่า— “โอ เคศวะ! ข้าขอนอบน้อมแด่มนุษย์ผู้ตั้งมั่นในอหิงสา ผู้ถือพรตแห่งสัจจะ ผู้สำรวมอินทรีย์ และผู้ยึดมั่นในศมะ—ความสงบภายใน—โดยสิ้นเชิง”

अहिंसा-निरताःdevoted to non-violence
अहिंसा-निरताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअहिंसा + निरत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सत्य-व्रताःhaving the vow of truth / truth-observant
सत्य-व्रताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य + व्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नराःmen
नराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दान्ताःself-controlled
दान्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शम-पराःdevoted to tranquility (śama)
शम-पराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशम + पर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नमस्यामिI bow to / I salute
नमस्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootनमस् (धातु: नम्)
FormPresent (Lat), First, Singular
केशवO Keshava
केशव:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
K
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse praises and venerates those who embody dharma through non-violence (ahiṁsā), truthfulness (satya), disciplined vows (vrata), self-restraint (dānta), and inner tranquility (śama), presenting these as exemplary ethical ideals.

Nārada addresses Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) and offers reverence to a class of virtuous people, highlighting the qualities that merit honor within the dharma-centered discourse of the Anuśāsana Parva.