Shloka 43

Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity

Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तवन्तं ब्रह्मा तु राजानं स भगीरथम्‌ । पूजयामास पूजा विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca ity uktavantaṃ brahmā tu rājānaṃ sa bhagīratham | pūjayāmāsa pūjā-vidhi-dṛṣṭena karmaṇā ||

Translation

Bhishma sprach: Als König Bhagiratha so gesprochen hatte, erwies Brahma jenem König Ehre und vollzog einen feierlichen Empfang nach den in den Schriften vorgeschriebenen Riten.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तवन्तम्: having spoken; who had said
• उक्तवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उक्तवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मा: Brahma
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (ब्रह्मा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: that/he
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगीरथम्: Bhagiratha
• भगीरथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगीरथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजयामास: honoured; worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पूजाम्: honour; worship
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विधि-दृष्टेन: by the rule-prescribed (method)
• विधि-दृष्टेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधिदृष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कर्मणा: by an act/rite
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brahmā
• Bhagīratha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That dharmic intent and truthful, purposeful speech merit honor, and that even the highest authority (Brahmā) upholds scriptural propriety by recognizing virtue through prescribed rites.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bhagiratha speaks, Brahmā responds by formally honoring him, performing a reception/act of reverence according to the established ritual procedure.