Shloka 1153

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्या: सुखं हृष्टा: प्रातिष्ठन्त तदा विभो । राजन! तब वे सब लोग हर्षसे उललसित एवं कृतकार्य हो महादेवजीको प्रणाम करके सुख और प्रसन्नताके साथ वहाँसे चले गये

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyāḥ sukhaṃ hṛṣṭāḥ prātiṣṭhanta tadā vibho | rājan! tadā te sarve janā harṣeṇollasitā evaṃ kṛtakāryāḥ mahādevajīṃ praṇamya sukhaṃ ca prasannatāṃ ca saha tataḥ sthānāt pratyagacchan |

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: „O König, o Mächtiger! Da waren all jene Menschen, nachdem sie ihr Anliegen erfüllt hatten, voller Freude und in Ruhe. Nachdem sie sich Mahādeva in Ehrfurcht verneigt hatten, verließen sie jenen Ort in Glück und heiterer Zufriedenheit.“

Word by Word

• कृतकृत्याः: having accomplished their task; successful
• कृतकृत्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतकृत्य (कृत + कृत्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुखम्: happiness; comfort
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हृष्टाः: delighted; exhilarated
• हृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (√हृष्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रातिष्ठन्त: they set out; they departed
• प्रातिष्ठन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √स्था
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then; at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• विभो: O mighty one; O Lord
• विभो: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Rājan (the King, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical closure of an undertaking: when one has completed one’s duty (kṛtakṛtya), the proper response is contentment and humility—expressed here through reverent salutation to Mahādeva—followed by peaceful departure without further agitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that the assembled people, having achieved their intended purpose, rejoice and feel satisfied; they bow to Mahādeva (Śiva) and then leave the place happily and calmly.