Shloka 96

Devanagari script

सा न्याय्या55त्मवता नित्यं त्वद्विधेनानुवर्तितुम्‌ । “भगवानने जातिधर्मके अनुसार हमारी कापोतीवृत्ति बना दी है। आप-जैसे मनस्वी पुरुषको सदा ही उस वृत्तिका पालन करना उचित है

Transliteration

sā nyāyyātmavatā nityaṃ tvadvidhenānuvartitum |

Translation

بھیشم نے کہا: خود ضبط اور راست باز—تم جیسے—شخص کے لیے اسی طریقِ عمل پر ہمیشہ قائم رہنا مناسب ہے۔ پروردگار نے ہماری سرشت کو ہمارے جنم اور دھرم کے مطابق بنایا ہے؛ اس لیے بلند ہمت انسان کو ہمیشہ اپنے سو دھرم کے مطابق پیشہ اور ضبطِ نفس اختیار کرنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

साshe/that (woman/that one)

न्याय्याproper, fitting, right

आत्मवताby/with a self-controlled (person)

नित्यम्always, constantly

त्वद्विधेनby one like you

अनुवर्तितुम्to follow, to conform to

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Bhagavan (the Lord)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person of self-mastery should consistently follow the conduct and vocation that accords with their rightful dharma; one’s duties and disposition are understood as aligned with one’s station, and integrity lies in steady adherence to that rightful path.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s instruction during the Shanti Parva, he addresses his listener with counsel on proper conduct, affirming that it is fitting for a noble, disciplined person to follow the appropriate dharmic course consistently.