Shloka 5

Devanagari script

रमणीयाश्व भूतानां निधानं च धृतव्रता: । प्रणेतारशक्षु लोकानां शास्त्राणां च यशस्विन:,वे समस्त भूतोंके लिये रमणीय, उत्तम निधि, दृढ़तापूर्वक व्रतका पालन करनेवाले, लोकनायक, शास्त्रोंके निर्माता और परम यशस्वी हैं

Transliteration

ramaṇīyāś ca bhūtānāṁ nidhānaṁ ca dhṛtavratāḥ | praṇetāraś ca lokānāṁ śāstrāṇāṁ ca yaśasvinaḥ ||

Translation

بھیشم نے کہا—وہ تمام جانداروں کے لیے دلکش اور محبوب ہیں؛ وہ ایک اعلیٰ خزانہ ہیں۔ اپنے ورتوں میں ثابت قدم رہ کر وہ سماج کے رہنما ہیں—شاستروں کے مؤلف و محافظ—اور عظیم شہرت کے حامل ہیں۔

Word by Word

रमणीयाःdelightful, pleasing

भूतानाम्of beings

निधानम्treasure, repository

चand

धृतव्रताःfirm in vows, vow-observing

प्रणेतारःleaders, guides

चand

लोकानाम्of the worlds/people

शास्त्राणाम्of treatises, scriptures

चand

यशस्विनःglorious, renowned

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True leaders are those who are personally disciplined (steadfast in vows), beneficial to all beings, and who guide society through śāstra—establishing and preserving ethical norms—thereby becoming a ‘treasure’ to the community.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, praising a class of exemplary persons—vow-keepers and social guides—describing their qualities: beloved by beings, a valuable repository, leaders of people, connected with śāstra, and famed.