Shloka 6
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
Devanagari script
अहिंसा सत्यवचन सर्वभूतेषु चार्जवम् । क्षमा चैवाप्रमादश्न यस्यैते स सुखी भवेत्
Transliteration
ahiṃsā satyavacanaṃ sarvabhūteṣu cārjavam | kṣamā caivāpramādaś ca yasyaite sa sukhī bhavet ||
Translation
毗湿摩说：不害、言语真实、对一切众生坦直无欺、忍恕，以及不放逸的警觉——具足这些德行的人，方能真正得乐。
Word by Word
अहिंसाnon-violence
अहिंसा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यवचनम्truthful speech
सत्यवचनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसत्यवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सर्वभूतेषुtowards/in all beings
सर्वभूतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आर्जवम्straightforwardness, sincerity
आर्जवम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआर्जव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
क्षमाforbearance, forgiveness
क्षमा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अप्रमादःvigilance, non-negligence
अप्रमादः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्रमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुखीhappy
सुखी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be/becomes
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Happiness is grounded in dharmic character: practicing non-violence, speaking truth, behaving with straightforwardness toward all beings, forgiving others, and remaining vigilant against moral carelessness.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira by listing key virtues and stating that the person who embodies them attains happiness.