Shloka 22
असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्
On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment
Devanagari script
यस्तु वाचं विजानाति बहुमानमियात् स वै । ब्रह्म॒भावप्रपन्नानां वैद्यानां भावितात्मनाम्
Transliteration
yastu vācaṃ vijānāti bahumānam iyāt sa vai | brahmabhāvaprapannānāṃ vaidyānāṃ bhāvitātmanām ||
Translation
由提施提罗说道：“凡学会理解言语、运用言语，能如那些心地清净、身心调伏、归依于梵境（Brahman）之智者般说话的人，往往会对自己的学识生起极大的自负。”
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
वाचम्speech/utterance
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विजानातिknows/understands
विजानाति:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + ज्ञा
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
बहुमानम्high esteem/pride
बहुमानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबहुमान
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इयात्would attain/go to
इयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootइ
FormAorist (injunctive/benedictive-like usage), Optative-like (potential sense), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed/certainly
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
ब्रह्मभावप्रपन्नानाम्of those who have resorted to the state of Brahman
ब्रह्मभावप्रपन्नानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मभाव-प्रपन्न
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
वैद्यानाम्of the learned/experts
वैद्यानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवैद्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
भावितात्मनाम्of those whose selves are purified/discipled
भावितात्मनाम्:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootभावित-आत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraB
Brahman (brahma-bhāva)L
learned sages/knowers (vaidyāḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even refined, ‘sage-like’ speech and learning can become a cause of ego; true wisdom requires humility and vigilance against pride.
In the Śānti Parva’s ethical instruction setting, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on the moral danger that accompanies learning—especially when one imitates the speech and demeanor of realized, purified sages.