Shloka 17

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

सत्यमार्जवमक्रोध: संविभागो दम: शम:

Transliteration

satyam ārjavam akrodhaḥ saṃvibhāgo damaḥ śamaḥ

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے مہاراج! سچائی، راست روی، غصّے سے پاک رہنا، دیوتاؤں اور مہمانوں کو نذر کر کے پھر خوراک و مال کو بانٹ کر استعمال کرنا، حواس پر ضبط اور باطنی سکون—یہ نیک کردار مردوں کی پاکیزہ صفات ہیں، جو فرد اور جماعت دونوں کو طہارت بخشتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

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

• आर्जवम्: straightforwardness, sincerity
• आर्जवम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• संविभागः: sharing, distribution (of food/wealth)
• संविभागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संविभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दमः: sense-control
• दमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शमः: mental tranquility, mind-control
• शमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches a compact list of dharmic virtues—truth, sincerity, non-anger, generosity/sharing, sense-restraint, and mental calm—presented as qualities that purify a person and uphold righteous living.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration to the king, the discourse turns to ethical instruction: he enumerates the virtues characteristic of puṇyātmā (righteous) persons, emphasizing their purifying power.