Shloka 83

Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa

Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानां महाराज चेष्टा संसिद्धिकारिका | महाराज! तप, यज्ञ, विद्या, भिक्षा, इन्द्रियसंयम, ध्यान, एकान्तवासका स्वभाव, संतोष और यथाशक्ति शास्त्रज्ञान-ये सब गुण तथा चेष्टाएँ ब्राह्मणोंके लिये सिद्धि प्रदान करनेवाली हैं

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | brāhmaṇānāṃ mahārāja ceṣṭā saṃsiddhi-kārikā | tapaḥ yajñaḥ vidyā bhikṣā indriya-saṃyamaḥ dhyānam ekānta-vāsaḥ svabhāvaḥ santoṣaḥ yathā-śakti śāstra-jñānam—ete sarve guṇāś ca ceṣṭāś ca brāhmaṇebhyaḥ siddhi-pradāḥ |

Translation

ویاس نے کہا—اے مہاراج! برہمنوں کی ریاضتیں ہی سِدھی (روحانی کمال) کا سبب بنتی ہیں۔ تپسیا، یَجْن، ودیا، بھکشا، حواس پر ضبط، دھیان، تنہائی میں رہنے کی فطری رغبت، قناعت، اور اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق شاستروں کا علم—یہی اوصاف اور اعمال برہمنوں کو دھرم کے راستے میں کامیابی عطا کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of/for the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चेष्टा: conduct/endeavor
• चेष्टा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• संसिद्धिकारिका: bringing about perfect success
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसिद्धिकारिका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Mahārāja (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Vyāsa defines the Brahmin’s path to ‘siddhi’ (spiritual accomplishment) as a set of virtues and disciplines: austerity, sacrificial duty, learning, humble livelihood through alms, sense-restraint, meditation, solitude, contentment, and scriptural understanding suited to one’s capacity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the instruction-focused setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa addresses the king and outlines the practices that characterize Brahmin conduct, presenting them as the means to inner success and stability in dharma.