Shloka 16
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
Devanagari script
दानधर्मतपोयुक्त: शीलशौचदयात्मक:
Transliteration
dānadharmatapoyuktaḥ śīlaśaucadayātmakaḥ
Translation
大天（摩诃提婆）说道：“凡笃行布施、正法与苦行者——其性由善行、清净与悲悯所成。”
Word by Word
दानधर्मतपोयुक्तःendowed with charity, righteousness, and austerity
दानधर्मतपोयुक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदान-धर्म-तपस्-युक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शीलशौचदयात्मकःwhose nature is good conduct, purity, and compassion
शीलशौचदयात्मकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशील-शौच-दया-आत्मक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Maheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse defines an ideal ethical-spiritual person as one who actively practices generosity, righteousness, and disciplined austerity, and whose character is marked by purity and compassion—virtues presented as mutually reinforcing foundations of dharma.
Maheśvara is speaking and describing the qualities of a virtuous individual. The line functions as a characterization within a larger instruction, highlighting the traits that qualify someone as morally and spiritually exemplary.