Shloka 5

Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga

Non-attachment

Devanagari script

यै: कश्चित्‌ सम्मतो लोके गुणैश्न पुरुषो मुने । भवत्यनपगान्‌ सर्वास्तान्‌ गुणान्‌ लक्षयामहे

Transliteration

yaiḥ kaścit sammato loke guṇaiś ca puruṣo mune | bhavaty anapagān sarvās tān guṇān lakṣayāmahe ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“圣者啊，世间凡能使人受敬重的诸般德行，我从未见你有所欠缺；我在你身上见到它们一一具足。”

Word by Word

• यैः: by which (qualities)
• यैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• कश्चित्: some (someone)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्मतः: esteemed, approved
• सम्मतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• गुणैः: by qualities
• गुणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुने: O sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भवति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनपगान्: not fallen away; unimpaired
• अनपगान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनपग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गुणान्: qualities
• गुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• लक्षयामहे: we observe/notice
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष्
• Form: Present, 1st, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Muni (sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True esteem in society rests on guṇas (virtues), and the wise recognize these qualities as stable traits—praising not status but enduring moral excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma addresses a sage and offers a formal commendation, stating that all the virtues by which people gain respect in the world are clearly present in the sage without deficiency.