Shloka 137

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

मुनिर्दान्तो जितक्रोधो जितशिश्रोदर: सदा

Transliteration

munir dānto jitakrodho jitaśiśrodaraḥ sadā

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Bậc hiền triết phải tự chế, luôn nghiêm trì kỷ luật—người đã thắng được cơn giận và làm chủ các thôi thúc của giác quan cùng của cái bụng.”

Word by Word

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दान्तः: self-controlled, restrained
• दान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितक्रोधः: one who has conquered anger
• जितक्रोधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितक्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितशिश्नोदरः: one who has conquered lust (genitals) and appetite (belly)
• जितशिश्नोदरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितशिश्नोदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• muni (sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse defines the ethical profile of an ideal muni: steady self-restraint, victory over anger, and mastery over bodily appetites—especially hunger and sexual impulse—so that conduct remains consistently dharmic.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he briefly lists key inner disciplines that characterize a true sage, emphasizing control of anger and the senses.