Shloka 9

Devanagari script

प्रकृत्या नित्यसलिलो नित्यमध्ययने रत: । तपोदमाशभ्यां संयुक्तो वृत्तेनानवरेण च,स्वभाव तो उसका पानीके समान है। वह सदा स्वाध्यायमें लगा रहता है। तप, इन्द्रिय- संयम तथा उत्तम आचार-विचारसे संयुक्त है

Transliteration

prakṛtyā nityasalilo nityam adhyayane rataḥ | tapodamāśabhyāṁ saṁyukto vṛttenānavareṇa ca ||

Translation

婆罗门说道：“就其本性而言，他恒常如清澈流动之水——纯净而令人清凉。他不断致力于圣典自习（svādhyāya）。他具足苦行、克己与严谨的自制之律，并以无可指摘的品行著称。”

Word by Word

• प्रकृत्या: by nature
• प्रकृत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नित्यसलिलः: having water always (ever-moist)
• नित्यसलिलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्यसलिल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• अध्ययने: in study (of scripture)
• अध्ययने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रतः: engaged, devoted
• रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दम: self-control (sense-restraint)
• दम: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आशाभ्याम्: with (two) hopes/expectations
• आशाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Dual

• संयुक्तः: endowed, joined (with)
• संयुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृत्तेन: with conduct/behavior
• वृत्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अनवरेण: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनवरेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (speaker)
• an exemplary person (unnamed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse defines ethical excellence through inner purity and steady discipline: constant sacred study (svādhyāya), austerity (tapas), sense-control (dama), and faultless conduct (anavara vṛtta). Character is presented as natural purity expressed through consistent practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, a brāhmaṇa speaker describes the qualities of an exemplary person, praising his innate purity and his sustained commitment to learning, restraint, and impeccable behavior as markers of dharmic life.