Shloka 16

Devanagari script

कृते धर्मे भवेत्‌ प्रीतिरिह प्रेत्य च शाश्वती । मोहेन हि समाविष्ट: पुत्रदारार्थमुद्यत:

Transliteration

kṛte dharme bhavet prītir iha pretya ca śāśvatī | mohena hi samāviṣṭaḥ putradārārtham udyataḥ ||

Translation

قال بهيشما: «إذا عُمِلَ بالدارما نشأت فرحةٌ باقية—في هذه الحياة وبعد الموت. أمّا من استولى عليه الوهم، فيغدو قلقًا مضطربًا، لا يسعى إلا من أجل الابن والزوجة والمال».

Word by Word

कृतेin (the state of) righteousness / when dharma is practiced

धर्मेin dharma

भवेत्would be / may arise

प्रीतिःjoy, satisfaction

इहhere (in this world)

प्रेत्यafter death / in the next world

चand

शाश्वतीeternal, lasting

मोहेनby delusion

हिindeed, for

समाविष्टःentered into, possessed (by)

पुत्रदारार्थम्for the sake of son and wife

उद्यतःstriving, intent (on)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous action (dharma) yields enduring inner joy both in this life and beyond, whereas delusion makes one chase family- and wealth-centered aims in a way that disturbs true well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right living; here he contrasts the peace born of dharmic conduct with the agitation produced by moha-driven attachment to progeny, spouse, and material gain.