Shloka 7
Āśrama-dharma: Duties of the Four Life-Stages (आश्रमधर्मः)
Devanagari script
अक्रोध: सत्यवचनं संविभाग: क्षमा तथा । प्रजन: स्वेषु दारेषु शौचमद्रोह एव च
Transliteration
akrodhaḥ satyavacanaṃ saṃvibhāgaḥ kṣamā tathā | prajanaḥ sveṣu dāreṣu śaucam adroha eva ca ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“不嗔怒，言语真实，分施己财，并能忍耐；唯与自己合法之妻生育子嗣；外净内净；且不对任何人怀抱恶意——这些是对一切社会阶序皆有益的共同义务。”
Word by Word
अक्रोधःabsence of anger
अक्रोधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअक्रोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यवचनम्truthful speech
सत्यवचनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसत्यवचन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
संविभागःsharing/distribution
संविभागः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंविभाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षमाforbearance/forgiveness
क्षमा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षमा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तथाand also/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
प्रजनःprocreation/offspring-production
प्रजनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वेषुin one's own
स्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
दारेषुin (one's) wives
दारेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदार
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
शौचम्purity/cleanliness
शौचम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशौच
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अद्रोहःnon-malice/non-treachery
अद्रोहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रोह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Bhishma lists universal ethical duties—non-anger, truthfulness, sharing, forgiveness, marital fidelity in procreation, purity, and non-malice—as foundational dharma applicable to all varṇas.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma is advising Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war, beginning with general duties common to everyone before moving on to duties specific to particular varṇas.