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Shloka 2

सौम्य: सोमान्वये वेदे गताध्वा छिन्नसंशय: । धर्मनित्यो जितक्रोधो नित्यतृप्तो जितेन्द्रिय:

bhīṣma uvāca | saumyaḥ somānvaye vede gatādhvā chinnasaṁśayaḥ | dharmanityo jitakrodho nityatṛpto jitendriyaḥ ||

เขาเป็นผู้สุภาพอ่อนโยน กำเนิดในวงศ์โสมะ เชี่ยวชาญพระเวท ผ่านหนทางแห่งการศึกษาแล้ว และตัดสิ้นความสงสัยทั้งปวง เป็นผู้ตั้งมั่นในธรรม ชนะความโกรธ มีความสันโดษเป็นนิตย์ และสำรวมอินทรีย์

सौम्यःgentle, amiable
सौम्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसौम्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सोम-अन्वयेin the lunar lineage
सोम-अन्वये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसोमान्वय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वेदेin the Veda; in Vedic study
वेदे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गत-अध्वाone who has gone the path; well-versed/advanced
गत-अध्वा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगम् (गत) + अध्वन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
छिन्न-संशयःwhose doubts are cut off; free from doubt
छिन्न-संशयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootछिद् (छिन्न) + संशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्म-नित्यःever devoted to dharma
धर्म-नित्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म + नित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जित-क्रोधःone who has conquered anger
जित-क्रोधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजि (जित) + क्रोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्य-तृप्तःalways content/satisfied
नित्य-तृप्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य + तृप्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जित-इन्द्रियःone who has mastered the senses
जित-इन्द्रियः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजि (जित) + इन्द्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (implied addressee in the surrounding narration)
S
Soma lineage (Somānvaya)
V
Veda

Educational Q&A

The verse presents an ethical ideal: true excellence is marked by Vedic grounding and inner clarity (freedom from doubt), steady commitment to dharma, mastery over anger and the senses, and enduring contentment—virtues that make a person fit for righteous living and counsel.

Bhishma begins describing a virtuous person (in the larger story he is recounting), listing his lineage and, more importantly, his moral and spiritual qualifications—learning, certainty, self-restraint, and unwavering dharma—as a prelude to the ensuing account.