Shloka 29

Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

अध्यापककुले जात: श्रोत्रियो नियतेन्द्रिय:

Transliteration

adhyāpakakule jātaḥ śrotriyo niyatendriyaḥ

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“生于师长之家，通晓吠陀，且能调伏诸根——此人以受教之功、正行之德与内在自制而著称。”

Word by Word

• अध्यापककुले: in a teacher's family
• अध्यापककुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यापककुल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जातः: born
• जातः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रोत्रियः: a Veda-learned Brahmin (śrotriya)
• श्रोत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियतइन्द्रियः: one whose senses are restrained
• नियतइन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत + इन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True worth is indicated not merely by birth but by disciplined learning and self-restraint: a properly Veda-trained person (śrotriya) who controls the senses (niyatendriya) embodies dharmic character.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing on dharma and right conduct, describing the qualities that define an exemplary, ethically grounded person—here emphasizing Vedic training and mastery over the senses.