Shloka 12

अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः

Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness

Devanagari script

अवैरकृत्‌ सूपचार: समो निन्दाप्रशंसयो: । सुवृत्त: शीलसम्पन्न: प्रसन्नात्मा55त्मवान्‌ प्रभु:

Transliteration

avairakṛt sūpacāraḥ samo nindāpraśaṃsayoḥ | suvṛttaḥ śīlasampannaḥ prasannātmā ātmavān prabhuḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“他不怀怨恨，举止温雅有礼；在毁誉之间心如平衡。其行端正，品性完备；内在澄明安宁。能自持而自为其主，坚定立于德行之中。”

Word by Word

• अवैरकृत्: one who causes no enmity / non-hostile
• अवैरकृत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवैरकृत् (अ-वैर + कृत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूपचारः: of good conduct / well-behaved
• सूपचारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूपचार (सु + उपचार)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समः: equal, impartial
• समः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निन्दा-प्रशंसयोः: in blame and praise
• निन्दा-प्रशंसयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दा, प्रशंसा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Dual

• सुवृत्तः: of good conduct / well-mannered
• सुवृत्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवृत्त (सु + वृत्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शीलसम्पन्नः: endowed with good character
• शीलसम्पन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीलसम्पन्न (शील + सम्पन्न)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसन्नात्मा: of serene mind
• प्रसन्नात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्नात्मन् (प्रसन्न + आत्मन्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed, self-controlled
• आत्मवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: master, capable person
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse defines an ideal ethical person: one who does not generate hostility, treats others with courteous conduct, remains steady in praise and blame, and is inwardly serene and self-mastered.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and right conduct; here he lists qualities that mark a virtuous, authoritative person fit to guide or lead through moral steadiness.