Shloka 5

Devanagari script

धर्मकार्याणि निर्वर्त्य मड्लानि प्रयुज्य च । ब्राह्मणान्‌ वाचयेथास्त्वमर्थसिद्धिजयाशिष:,पहले संध्या-वन्दन आदि धार्मिक कृत्य पूर्ण करके माड़लिक वस्तुओंका दर्शन करनेके पश्चात्‌ ब्राह्मणोंद्वारा स्वस्तिवाचन कराओ और अर्थसिद्धि एवं विजयके लिये उनके आशीर्वाद ग्रहण करो

Transliteration

dharma-kāryāṇi nirvartya maṇḍlāni prayujya ca | brāhmaṇān vācayethās tvaṁ artha-siddhi-jayāśiṣaḥ ||

Translation

قال بهيشما: «بعد أن تُتمّ واجباتك الدينية المفروضة، وبعد أن تُقيم الترتيبات الطقسية المباركة، فليتْلُ البراهمة صيغ التبريك (svasti). وتلقَّ بركاتهم لتمام المقاصد وللنصر.»

Word by Word

धर्मकार्याणिreligious duties/acts

निर्वर्त्यhaving completed

मण्डलानिcircles/mandalas (ritual diagrams/objects)

प्रयुज्यhaving used/applied

चand

ब्राह्मणान्Brahmins

वाचयेथाःyou should cause to recite / have them recite

अस्तुlet it be / indeed

त्वम्you

अर्थसिद्धिfor success in purpose/wealth

जयfor victory

आशिषःblessings

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Brahmins

maṇḍla (ritual diagram/auspicious arrangement)

āśiṣ (blessings)

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?

Bhishma teaches that worldly aims—especially victory and success—should be pursued only after fulfilling dharmic obligations and seeking auspicious benedictions from qualified Brahmins; ethical order and sacred sanction are presented as foundations for effective action.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s instruction within the Shanti Parva, he advises the listener (a ruler/agent) to first complete daily religious observances, then perform or employ auspicious ritual arrangements, and finally have Brahmins recite blessings (svasti) to secure success and victory.