Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ये दम्भान्नाचरन्ति सम येषां वृत्तिश्व संयता । विषयांश्व निगृह्लन्ति दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते,जो दम्भयुक्त आचरण नहीं करते, जिनकी जीविका नियमानुकूल चलती है और जो विषयोंके लिये बढ़ती हुई इच्छाको रोकते हैं, वे दुःखोंको लाँघ जाते हैं

Transliteration

ye dambhān nācaranti samaṁ yeṣāṁ vṛttiś ca saṁyatā | viṣayāṁś ca nigṛhṇanti durgāṇy atitaranti te ||

Translation

جو ریاکاری نہیں کرتے، جن کی روزی ضبط و نظم کے ساتھ ہے، اور جو حواس کے موضوعات کی کشش اور ابھرتی خواہشات کو قابو میں رکھتے ہیں—وہ دشوار مصیبتوں سے پار ہو جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

दम्भात्from hypocrisy/ostentation

नnot

आचरन्तिpractice/behave

समम्equally, evenly

येषाम्of whom/whose

वृत्तिःlivelihood, conduct

चand

संयताrestrained, regulated

विषयान्sense-objects, enjoyments

चand

निगृह्णन्तिrestrain, hold back

दुर्गाणिdifficulties, hardships

अतितरन्तिcross over, surmount

तेthey

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Freedom from hypocrisy, disciplined livelihood, and restraint of sense-cravings are presented as practical virtues that enable a person to overcome life’s hardships.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising on righteous conduct, emphasizing inner sincerity and self-control as marks of dharmic living.