Shloka 23

अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā

Devanagari script

आनृशंस्यमहिंसा चाप्रमाद: संविभागिता । श्राद्धकर्मातिथेयं च सत्यमक्रोध एव च

Transliteration

ānṛśaṁsyam ahiṁsā cāpramādaḥ saṁvibhāgitā | śrāddha-karmātitheyaṁ ca satyam akrodha eva ca ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Parāśara: “Habag at di-karahasan (ahimsa), pagiging mapagmatyag (hindi pabaya), at ugaling magbahagi; pagsasagawa ng mga ritwal na śrāddha at paggalang sa panauhin; katotohanan at, tunay nga, kawalan ng galit—ito ang mga kabutihang dapat panghawakan.”

Word by Word

• आनृशंस्यम्: compassion, kindness
• आनृशंस्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनृशंस्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अहिंसा: non-violence
• अहिंसा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अप्रमादः: vigilance, non-negligence
• अप्रमादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रमाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संविभागिता: sharing, distribution (with others)
• संविभागिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संविभागिता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• श्राद्धकर्म: the śrāddha rite (funerary/ancestral ritual)
• श्राद्धकर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्धकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अतिथेयम्: hospitality to guests
• अतिथेयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथेय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• सत्यम्: truthfulness
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अक्रोधः: absence of anger, calmness
• अक्रोधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse lists foundational dharmic virtues: compassion and non-harm, alert self-discipline, generosity through sharing, honoring ancestors via śrāddha, honoring guests through hospitality, commitment to truth, and mastery over anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, the sage Parāśara speaks as a teacher, enumerating key ethical practices that sustain social order and personal righteousness.