Shloka 453

Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)

Devanagari script

नापरीक्षितचारित्रे विद्या देया कथंचन । 'ये सभी शिष्यके गुण हैं। किसीको शिष्य बनानेसे पहले उसके इन गुणोंको यथार्थरूपसे परख लेना चाहिये। जिसके सदाचारकी परीक्षा न ली गयी हो

Transliteration

nāparīkṣitacāritre vidyā deyā kathaṃcana |

Translation

毗湿摩说道：对于品行尚未经过考验之人，切不可传授学问。在收为弟子之前，必须细察其德行与性情，确知端正无瑕，方可施教；否则，知识落入未经验证之手，易被滥用，反成违背伦理之险。

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• aparīkṣita-cāritre: in/for one whose conduct is unexamined
• aparīkṣita-cāritre: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparīkṣita-cāritra
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• vidyā: knowledge, learning
• vidyā: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• deyā: should be given
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (√dā)
• Form: gerundive (potential passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kathaṃcana: in any way; at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Learning should be entrusted only after verifying the student’s moral character; knowledge is ethically powerful and must be given with discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhīṣma advises standards for accepting disciples and giving instruction, emphasizing prior examination of character.