Shloka 11
Kīṭopākhyāna: Prajā-pālana as Kṣatra-vrata and the Attainment of Brāhmaṇya
Devanagari script
न भयं विद्यते जातु नरस्येह दयावत: । दयावतामिमे लोका: परे चापि तपस्विनाम्
Transliteration
na bhayaṁ vidyate jātu narasyeha dayāvataḥ | dayāvatām ime lokāḥ pare cāpi tapasvinām ||
Translation
毗湿摩开示道：“在此世间，怀慈悲者不必恐惧。对于慈悲之人，以及勤修苦行的行者而言，此生与来世皆将吉祥安稳。”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भयम्fear
भयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विद्यतेexists / is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विद्+य, आत्मनेपद; 'विद्यते' = अस्ति/उपलभ्यते)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
जातुever / at any time
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
नरस्यof a man
नरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
दयावतःof the compassionate (one)
दयावतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदयावत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दयावताम्of the compassionate (people)
दयावताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदयावत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
इमेthese
इमे:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकाःworlds
लोकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
परेthe other (worlds) / beyond
परे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
तपस्विनाम्of ascetics
तपस्विनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्विन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Compassion (dayā) removes fear and brings well-being; when paired with ascetic discipline (tapas), it benefits a person in both this world and the next.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he emphasizes a moral principle: the compassionate and the self-controlled live without fear and attain good outcomes in both realms.