Shloka 28

Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications

Devanagari script

न त्रासिनो न चपला न रौद्रा: सत्यथे स्थिता: । ते सेव्या: साधुभिननित्य॑ येष्वहिंसा प्रतिेष्ठिता

Transliteration

na trāsino na capalā na raudrāḥ satyataye sthitāḥ | te sevyāḥ sādhubhir nityaṃ yeṣv ahiṃsā pratiṣṭhitā ||

Translation

Wika ni Bhīṣma: Yaong hindi nananakot sa kapwa, hindi pabagu-bago, at ang likas na ugali’y hindi marahas o nakapanghihilakbot—yaong nananatiling matatag alang-alang sa katotohanan, at sa kanila’y matibay na naitatag ang ahimsa (di-karahasan)—ang gayong mararangal na tao lamang ang dapat laging samahan at paglingkuran ng mga mabubuti.

Word by Word

• {'na': 'not', 'trāsinaḥ': 'those who cause fear

• intimidators', 'capalāḥ': 'fickle, unsteady, restless in conduct', 'raudrāḥ': 'fierce, cruel, harsh-tempered', 'satyataye': 'for truthfulness

• for the sake of truth (satya)', 'sthitāḥ': 'steadfast, established, abiding', 'te': 'they', 'sevyāḥ': 'to be served/attended upon

• worthy of association', 'sādhubhiḥ': 'by the virtuous/good people', 'nityam': 'always, constantly', 'yeṣu': 'in whom', 'ahiṃsā': 'non-violence

• non-injury in thought, word, and deed', 'pratiṣṭhitā': 'firmly established, well-founded'}

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Cultivate and seek the company of people who are truthful, steady, non-threatening, and non-violent; such association supports dharma and moral clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira about the marks of truly good persons and recommends constant association with those grounded in truth and ahiṃsā.