Shloka 77

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

नैव बाष्पविमोक्षेण न वा श्वासकृते न च

Transliteration

naiva bāṣpavimokṣeṇa na vā śvāsakṛte na ca

Translation

Jambuka nói: “Không phải chỉ bằng việc rơi lệ, cũng không phải bằng những tiếng thở dài hay hơi thở nặng nề, mà kết quả tâm linh như mong cầu liền phát sinh.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एव: indeed/just/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• बाष्प-विमोक्षेण: by the letting-out of tears (weeping)
• बाष्प-विमोक्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्प-विमोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• श्वास-कृते: in/at (the act of) breathing; in sighing
• श्वास-कृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास-कृत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jambuka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

External signs of feeling—such as crying or sighing—are not, by themselves, proof of virtue or a means to attain the ethical/spiritual goal; genuine transformation requires inner discipline and right understanding rather than mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Shanti Parva’s didactic setting, Jambuka speaks in a teaching tone, dismissing superficial emotional expressions as insufficient, implying that true dharma is measured by conduct and inner realization rather than outward lamentation.