Shloka 136
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
Devanagari script
मासोपवासी वर्षैस्तु दशभि: स्वर्गमुत्तमम्
Transliteration
māsopavāsī varṣais tu daśabhiḥ svargam uttamam
Translation
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যে ব্যক্তি প্রতি মাসে উপবাসের ব্রত দশ বছর ধরে পালন করে, সে সর্বোত্তম স্বর্গ লাভ করে।
Word by Word
मासोपवासीone who fasts for a month (monthly faster)
मासोपवासी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमासोपवासी (प्रातिपदिक; उपवासी < उपवस्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वर्षैःby/with years
वर्षैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
स्वर्गम्heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्highest, excellent
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaS
Svarga (heaven)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Sustained self-discipline—specifically, the long-term observance of a regular fasting vow—generates great merit and is presented as a powerful dharmic practice leading to an exalted posthumous state (uttama svarga).
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma is enumerating the fruits of particular vows and austerities; here he states the specific result of observing a monthly fast continuously for ten years.