Shloka 5

Devanagari script

रमणीयाश्व भूतानां निधानं च धृतव्रता: । प्रणेतारशक्षु लोकानां शास्त्राणां च यशस्विन:

Transliteration

ramaṇīyāś ca bhūtānāṁ nidhānaṁ ca dhṛtavratāḥ | praṇetāraś ca lokānāṁ śāstrāṇāṁ ca yaśasvinaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“他们为一切众生所喜爱、所亲近；他们是高贵的宝藏。坚守誓戒，他们作为世间的引导者——撰述并护持诸《沙斯特拉》（śāstra）——而具大名闻。”

Word by Word

• रमणीयाः: delightful, pleasing
• रमणीयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• निधानम्: treasure, repository
• निधानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• धृतव्रताः: firm in vows, vow-observing
• धृतव्रताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रणेतारः: leaders, guides
• प्रणेतारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणेता
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शास्त्राणाम्: of treatises, scriptures
• शास्त्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• यशस्विनः: glorious, renowned
• यशस्विनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True leaders are those who are personally disciplined (steadfast in vows), beneficial to all beings, and who guide society through śāstra—establishing and preserving ethical norms—thereby becoming a ‘treasure’ to the community.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, praising a class of exemplary persons—vow-keepers and social guides—describing their qualities: beloved by beings, a valuable repository, leaders of people, connected with śāstra, and famed.