Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अमितस्य हि दातारं भर्तारं का न पूजयेत्‌ । 'प्राणनाथ! पहले मैं जिस प्रकार आपके साथ आनन्दपूर्वक रमण करती थी, अब उन सब सुखोंमेंसे कुछ भी मेरे लिये शेष नहीं रह गया है। पिता, भ्राता और पुत्र--ये सब लोग नारीको परिमित सुख देते हैं, केवल पति ही उसे अपरिमित या असीम सुख प्रदान करता है। ऐसे पतिकी कौन स्त्री पूजा नहीं करेगी? ।। नास्ति भर्तसमो नाथो नास्ति भर्त्समं सुखम्‌

Transliteration

amitasya hi dātāraṁ bhartāraṁ kā na pūjayet | nāsti bhartṛsamo nātho nāsti bhartṛsamaṁ sukham ||

Translation

قال بهيشما: «ومن ذا الذي لا يُجِلّ زوجًا هو مُعطٍ لا ينفد، وكافلٌ لا يَخور؟ لا حاميَ يَعدل الزوج، ولا سعادةَ تَعدل السعادةَ التي تأتي من طريق الزوج.»

Word by Word

अमितस्यof the immeasurable (one)

हिindeed/for

दातारम्giver

भर्तारम्husband/supporter

काwhich (woman)?/who?

नnot

पूजयेत्would worship/honor

नास्तिthere is not

भर्तृ-समःequal to a husband

नाथःprotector/lord

नास्तिthere is not

भर्तृ-समम्equal to a husband

सुखम्happiness/pleasure

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that within the householder ideal, the husband is viewed as an incomparable source of protection and well-being; therefore, honoring the husband is presented as a central duty and expression of gratitude in marital dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma is giving normative guidance about household life, emphasizing the husband’s role as sustainer and protector and the corresponding reverence expected within marriage.