Shloka 8

Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)

Devanagari script

ततः सहायान्‌ सोत्साहॉल्लप्स्यसे5व्यसनान्‌ शुचीन्‌ | वर्तमान: स्वशास्त्रेण संयतात्मा जितेन्द्रिय:

Transliteration

tataḥ sahāyān sotsāhāl lapsyase vyasanān śucīn | vartamānaḥ svaśāstreṇa saṃyatātmā jitendriyaḥ |

Translation

Rồi, với nhiệt tâm được khơi dậy, ngươi sẽ có được những đồng minh xứng đáng, tâm ý thanh khiết trong lúc hoạn nạn. Sống đúng theo kỷ luật đã định cho mình, tự chế và làm chủ các giác quan, ngươi sẽ chịu đựng được nghịch cảnh và giành lấy sự trợ lực bằng đường lối chính nghĩa.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: Avyaya

• सहायान्: helpers, allies
• सहायान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सोत्साहात्: with enthusiasm / from zeal
• सोत्साहात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्साह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• लप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• लप्स्यसे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (लम्भ्)
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 2nd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• अव्यसनान्: free from calamity/distress
• अव्यसनान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यसन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शुचीन्: pure, clean
• शुचीन्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वर्तमानः: abiding, conducting oneself
• वर्तमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्तमान (वृत्-धातोः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (present active participle)

• स्वशास्त्रेण: by/according to one’s own teaching/scripture
• स्वशास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वशास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• संयतात्मा: one whose self is restrained
• संयतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितेन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches that disciplined conduct—living by one’s rightful code (svaśāstra), with self-restraint and mastery of the senses—naturally attracts trustworthy allies and provides strength to face misfortune.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhīṣma continues advising the listener on ethical living: he links inner discipline (saṃyatātmā, jitendriyaḥ) with practical outcomes—gaining pure-hearted supporters when adversity (vyasana) arises.