Shloka 62

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

विमूढास्मि कृतानेन न मे स्वास्थ्यं यथा पुरा । विह्वला चास्मि भगवंश्लेतो नष्टे च मेडनघ

Transliteration

vimūḍhāsmi kṛtānena na me svāsthyaṃ yathā purā | vihvalā cāsmi bhagavaṃś ceto naṣṭaṃ ca me 'nagha ||

Translation

«لقد أذهلني ما فُعِل؛ فلم تعد صحتي كما كانت من قبل. أنا مضطربة، يا مبارك؛ ووعيي يكاد يزول، يا من لا إثم له.»

Word by Word

• विमूढा: bewildered, stupefied
• विमूढा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमूढ (वि+मूढ)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कृतेन: by the deed / by what has been done
• कृतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (PPP of कृ)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (pronoun)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (pronoun)
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• स्वास्थ्यं: health, well-being
• स्वास्थ्यं: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वास्थ्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• पुरा: formerly, before
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• विह्वला: agitated, distressed
• विह्वला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विह्वल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भगवन्: O Lord / O venerable one
• भगवन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्लेतः: unclear (possibly 'pale/whitish' if intended as श्वेतः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लेत (uncertain reading)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नष्टे: when/while (it is) lost; in the state of being lost
• नष्टे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (PPP of नश्)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• मेडनघ: unclear (possibly a vocative epithet/name; text appears corrupt)
• मेडनघ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेडनघ (uncertain reading)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Actions have consequences not only externally but internally: when a deed is perceived as harmful or overwhelming, it can destabilize health, clarity, and conscience. The verse models ethical self-awareness through admission of confusion and distress.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks in a moment of acute agitation, stating that a certain act has left him bewildered and unwell; his mind and steadiness are failing as he addresses a revered, blameless figure.