Shloka 6

Ātma-saṃyama-dharma: One-pointedness of Mind and Senses (शुक–व्यास संवादः)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचर्येण वै लोकान्‌ जयन्ति परमर्षय: । आत्मनश्व ततः श्रेयांस्यन्विच्छन्‌ मनसा55त्मनि

Transliteration

brahmacaryeṇa vai lokān jayanti paramarṣayaḥ | ātmanaś ca tataḥ śreyāṃsy anvicchan manasā ātmani ||

Translation

Vyāsa nói: “Nhờ kỷ luật brahmacarya, các bậc đại thánh hiền thật sự chinh phục các cõi. Rồi sau đó, khi tìm điều tối thượng cho tự ngã, họ quay vào nội tâm—lấy tâm an trụ trong Tự Ngã mà quán sát.”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by celibacy / by brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जयन्ति: conquer / win
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• परमर्षयः: the great sages
• परमर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आत्मनः: of the self
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• श्रेयांसि: higher goods / better states
• श्रेयांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अन्विच्छन्: seeking / pursuing
• अन्विच्छन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-इष्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आत्मनि: in the self
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• paramarṣis (supreme sages)
• lokas (worlds/realms)
• ātman (Self)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Brahmacarya—understood as rigorous restraint and purity of conduct—gives sages mastery over worldly and spiritual attainments; but its higher purpose is inward: turning the mind within to seek the supreme good (śreyas) through self-inquiry centered on the ātman.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic flow of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa is presenting an ascetic-ethical principle: the great sages, through disciplined brahmacarya, gain ‘victory over the worlds’ and then proceed to the deeper quest—seeking ultimate welfare by directing the mind inward toward the Self.