Shloka 11

अबुद्धिपूर्वकपापविमोचनप्रश्नः — Janamejaya’s Unintended Transgression and the Indrota Rebuke

Devanagari script

स त्वं संतानवानद्य पुत्रवानसि च द्विज

Transliteration

sa tvaṃ saṃtānavān adya putravān asi ca dvija

Translation

قال بيشما: «ها أنت اليوم مُنِحتَ النَّسَبَ واستمرارَ السلالة؛ وأصبحتَ أبًا أيضًا، يا ذا الميلادين. وهذا علامةُ تمامِ واجبِ ربّ البيت وضمانِ امتدادِ الخطّ، وهو ركنٌ مهمٌّ يسند الدارما والنظامَ الاجتماعي».

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (you)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संतानवान्: having offspring/lineage
• संतानवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतानवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• पुत्रवान्: having a son/sons
• पुत्रवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular

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

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• dvija (a twice-born person; addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of establishing progeny and lineage—an important aim within gṛhastha-dharma—seen as supporting continuity of family duties, rites, and social stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses a ‘dvija’ and acknowledges that the person has now attained the status of one with descendants and children, indicating a significant life milestone relevant to household responsibilities and dharma.