Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

अनसूयाविहिंसा च शौचमिन्द्रियसंयम: । पावनानि महाराज नराणां पुण्यकर्मणाम्‌

Transliteration

an asūyā-ahiṃsā ca śaucam indriya-saṃyamaḥ | pāvanāni mahārāja narāṇāṃ puṇya-karmaṇām ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے مہاراج! اَنسویا (دوسروں کی خوبیوں میں عیب نہ ڈھونڈنا)، اَہنسا، شَوچ (ظاہری و باطنی پاکیزگی) اور حواس کا ضبط—یہ نیک اعمال کے پابند انسانوں کی پاک کرنے والی صفات ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अनसूया: non-censure; freedom from envy/ill-will
• अनसूया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अविहिंसा: non-violence
• अविहिंसा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविहिंसा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शौचम्: purity; cleanliness
• शौचम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौच
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इन्द्रियसंयमः: restraint of the senses
• इन्द्रियसंयमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय-संयम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पावनानि: purifying (things/qualities)
• पावनानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• नराणाम्: of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पुण्यकर्मणाम्: of those whose deeds are meritorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य-कर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Mahārāja (the king being addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that certain inner disciplines—non-envy, non-violence, purity, and restraint of the senses—are themselves ‘purifiers’: they sanctify a person and make one fit for righteous living.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration to the king, a dharma-oriented instruction is being stated: he lists key virtues that characterize and purify those who perform meritorious actions.