Shloka 10

अबुद्धिपूर्वकपापविमोचनप्रश्नः — Janamejaya’s Unintended Transgression and the Indrota Rebuke

Devanagari script

यस्तु धर्म यथाशक्ति गृहस्थो हानुवर्तते

Transliteration

yastu dharmaṃ yathāśakti gṛhastho hānuvartate

Translation

Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Ngunit ang maybahay na, ayon sa kaniyang makakaya, ay sumusunod sa dharma nang hindi ito pinababayaan—siya ang nagtataguyod ng wastong kaayusan ng buhay sa pamamagitan ng matatag at maisasagawang katuwiran, hindi sa mga mithiin lamang.”

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteous duty
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा-शक्ति: according to (one's) ability
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृहस्थः: a householder
• गृहस्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुवर्तते: follows, practices
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• gṛhastha (householder)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma should be practiced in a sustainable way: a householder is praised for following righteousness according to his or her real capacity, without abandoning it under pressure or convenience.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct, here emphasizing the householder’s steady adherence to duty as far as possible.