Mahabharata 9.50.2 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 50, Shloka 2
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
धर्मनित्य: शुचिर्दान्तो न्यस्तदण्डो महातपा: । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा सम: सर्वेषु जन्तुषु
dharmanityaḥ śucir dānto nyastadaṇḍo mahātapāḥ | karmaṇā manasā vācā samaḥ sarveṣu jantuṣu ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—เขามั่นคงในธรรมอยู่เสมอ บริสุทธิ์ สำรวมอินทรีย์ วางไม้เรียวแห่งการลงทัณฑ์แล้ว เป็นมหาตบะ และมีความเสมอภาคต่อสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงด้วยกาย ใจ และวาจา
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises an ideal of dharmic character: purity and self-restraint, non-violent restraint from punitive force (nyasta-daṇḍa), and impartial goodwill toward all beings expressed consistently in thought, speech, and action.
Vaiśampāyana is describing a person’s virtues in the Shalya Parva context, highlighting moral and ascetic qualities—especially non-harming and equal regard for all creatures—before the narrative proceeds with the events of the war book.
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