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

ভীষ্ম বললেন—হে দ্বিজ, আজ তুমি সন্ততি-সমৃদ্ধ; তুমি পুত্রবানও। এটাই গৃহস্থধর্মের সিদ্ধি এবং বংশের স্থায়িত্ব—যা ধর্ম ও লোকব্যবস্থার এক প্রধান ভিত্তি।

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.