Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 11

Kīṭopākhyāna: Prajā-pālana as Kṣatra-vrata and the Attainment of Brāhmaṇya

Devanagari script

न भयं विद्यते जातु नरस्येह दयावत: । दयावतामिमे लोका: परे चापि तपस्विनाम्‌

Transliteration

na bhayaṁ vidyate jātu narasyeha dayāvataḥ | dayāvatām ime lokāḥ pare cāpi tapasvinām ||

Translation

Itinuro ni Bhīṣma: “Sa mundong ito, ang taong mahabagin ay hindi kailangang matakot. Para sa mga may habag—at para sa mga asetang nagsasagawa ng matinding disiplina—ang buhay na ito at ang buhay sa kabila ay kapwa nagiging mapayapa at panatag.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (विद्+य, आत्मनेपद; 'विद्यते' = अस्ति/उपलभ्यते)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• जातु: ever / at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जातु

• नरस्य: of a man
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• दयावतः: of the compassionate (one)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयावत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दयावताम्: of the compassionate (people)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयावत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• लोकाः: worlds
• लोकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परे: the other (worlds) / beyond
• परे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तपस्विनाम्: of ascetics
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Compassion (dayā) removes fear and brings well-being; when paired with ascetic discipline (tapas), it benefits a person in both this world and the next.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he emphasizes a moral principle: the compassionate and the self-controlled live without fear and attain good outcomes in both realms.