Shloka 78

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

अहं च क्रोष्टकश्चैव यूयं ये चास्य बान्धवा:

Transliteration

ahaṃ ca kroṣṭakaś caiva yūyaṃ ye cāsya bāndhavāḥ

Translation

豺狼（Jambuka）说道：“我，以及克罗什塔卡（Kroṣṭaka）——还有你们所有作为他亲族的人。”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

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

• क्रोष्टकः: Kroṣṭaka (proper name)
• क्रोष्टकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोष्टक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• यूयम्: you (pl.)
• यूयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who/which (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अस्य: of him/of this
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• बान्धवाः: kinsmen/relatives
• बान्धवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jambuka
• Kroṣṭaka
• bāndhavāḥ (kinsmen/relatives)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds kinship and association (“I… Kroṣṭaka… you who are his relatives”), preparing an ethical point common in Śānti Parva: relationships create obligations, and one’s conduct is judged not only individually but also in relation to one’s social bonds and responsibilities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Jambuka is speaking in dialogue and is identifying the group involved—himself, Kroṣṭaka, and those who are Kroṣṭaka’s relatives—clarifying who is included in the discussion or situation before the argument or instruction proceeds.