Shloka 18
Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ
Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas
Devanagari script
अहिंसा सर्वभूते भ्य: संविभागश्चन भागश:
Transliteration
ahiṃsā sarvabhūtebhyaḥ saṃvibhāgaś ca na bhāgaśaḥ
Translation
Bhīṣma nói: “Bất bạo hại đối với mọi loài, và thực hành sự chia sẻ—cho đi như của chung, chứ không phải với tâm phân chia hay ích kỷ giữ phần—đều phải được gìn giữ như hạnh đúng theo dharma.”
Word by Word
अहिंसाnon-violence
अहिंसा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वभूतेभ्यःto all beings
सर्वभूतेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Dative, Plural
संविभागःsharing; distribution
संविभागः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंविभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भागशःin shares; proportionately
भागशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभागशस् (अव्यय)
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes two pillars of dharma: ahiṃsā (not harming any being) and saṃvibhāga (sharing one’s resources), ideally done without a divisive, self-centered sense of “my share versus yours.”
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct. Here he states a concise ethical maxim highlighting non-violence and generous sharing as key duties.