Shloka 10

कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः

Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature

Devanagari script

सुशील: सुखसंवेश: सुभोज: स्वादर: शुचि: । सुवाक्य श्चाप्यनीर्ष्यश्व॒ तस्मात्‌ सर्वत्र पूजित:

Transliteration

suśīlaḥ sukhasaṁveśaḥ subhojaḥ svādaraḥ śuciḥ | suvākyaś cāpy anīrṣyaś ca tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ||

Translation

Thần Vāyu nói: “Ngài có hạnh tốt, an nghỉ thảnh thơi, dùng thức ăn thanh tịnh và lành mạnh, xứng đáng được kính trọng bậc nhất, và tự thân cũng thanh khiết. Lời nói của ngài nhã nhặn, lòng không vướng ganh tị; bởi thế ngài được tôn kính ở khắp mọi nơi.”

Word by Word

• सुशीलः: well-conducted, of good character
• सुशीलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुशील
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुखसंवेशः: one who lies/sleeps comfortably
• सुखसंवेशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखसंवेश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुभोजः: one who eats well / has good food
• सुभोजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभोज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वादरः: respectful; showing proper regard
• स्वादरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुचिः: pure, clean
• शुचिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुवाक्यः: speaking good words; well-spoken
• सुवाक्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवाक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अनीर्ष्यः: free from envy
• अनीर्ष्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनीर्ष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद्

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र

• पूजितः: honored, worshipped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Social honor is presented as the natural outcome of inner virtues: good conduct, purity, courteous speech, and especially freedom from envy. The verse links ethical self-discipline with being respected everywhere.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is describing the traits of a person who is universally revered, listing specific observable virtues—clean habits, wholesome living, gentle speech, and non-jealousy—and concluding that these qualities explain why such a person receives honor in all places.