Shloka 23

त्रिवर्गविचारः

Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma

Devanagari script

सुवृत्त: शीलसम्पन्न: प्रसन्नात्मा55त्मविद्‌ बुध: । प्राप्पेह लोके सत्कारं सुगतिं प्रतिपद्यते

Transliteration

Bhīṣma uvāca | suvṛttaḥ śīlasampannaḥ prasannātmā ātmavid budhaḥ | prāpya iha loke satkāraṃ sugatiṃ pratipadyate ||

Translation

行止端正、德性具足、心神澄静、了知真我者，此智者在此世得人敬重；身后则趋入吉祥善境。

Word by Word

• सुवृत्तः: of good conduct
• सुवृत्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवृत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शीलसम्पन्नः: endowed with good character
• शीलसम्पन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीलसम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसन्नात्मा: serene-minded (with a calm self)
• प्रसन्नात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्नात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मविद्: knower of the Self
• आत्मविद्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मविद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बुधः: a wise man
• बुधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सत्कारम्: honor, respect
• सत्कारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्कार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुगतिम्: good state/destination
• सुगतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिपद्यते: attains, reaches
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-पद्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ethical conduct (suvṛtta, śīla) combined with inner serenity (prasannātmā) and Self-knowledge (ātmavit) leads to two fruits: honor in society here (satkāra) and a blessed posthumous destiny (sugati).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and right living. Here he summarizes the qualities of an ideal person and states the worldly and otherworldly outcomes of such a life.