Shloka 17
चिरकारि-उपाख्यानम् / The Exemplum of Cirakārī: Deliberation Before Irreversible Action
Devanagari script
मुदित: शुचिरभ्येति सर्वतो निर्भय: सदा । न हि दुश्चरितं किंचिदात्मनो<न्येषु पश्यति
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca | muditaḥ śucir abhyeti sarvato nirbhayaḥ sadā | na hi duścaritaṃ kiñcid ātmano 'nyeṣu paśyati ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：行与念皆净之人，欣然而行，四方恒常无惧。因为他不将自身的过恶投射于他人——不在他人身上看见自己罪行的影子。
Word by Word
मुदितःjoyful, pleased
मुदितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमुदित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुचिःpure, clean (in conduct)
शुचिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभ्येतिapproaches/attains; goes (about)
अभ्येति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-इ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वतःfrom all sides; everywhere
सर्वतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
निर्भयःfearless
निर्भयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्भय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
दुश्चरितम्bad conduct; misdeed
दुश्चरितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुश्चरित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किञ्चित्anything (at all)
किञ्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
आत्मनःof oneself
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अन्येषुin others
अन्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
पश्यतिsees
पश्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Moral purity (śuci) brings inner joy and fearlessness; a person who is not burdened by personal wrongdoing does not habitually suspect or project that wrongdoing onto others.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising on ethical life: he describes the psychological and social fruits of clean conduct—confidence, freedom from fear, and the absence of cynical projection.