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Shloka 1

Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)

भीकम (2 अमान चतुर्विशत्यधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय: शुकदेवजीकी उत्पत्ति और उनके यज्ञोपवीत, वेदाध्ययन एवं समावर्तन-संस्कारका वृत्तान्त भीष्म उवाच स लब्ध्वा परम॑ देवाद्‌ वरं सत्यवतीसुतः । अरणी सहिते गृहा ममन्थाग्निचिकीर्षया,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! महादेवजीसे उत्तम वर पाकर एक दिन सत्यवतीनन्दन व्यासजी अग्नि प्रकट करनेकी इच्छासे दो अरणी काष्ठ लेकर उनका मन्थन करने लगे

bhīṣma uvāca | sa labdhvā paramaṁ devād varaṁ satyavatī-sutaḥ | araṇī-sahite gṛhā mamāntha agni-cikīrṣayā ||

Bhishma sprach: „O König, nachdem Vyasa, der Sohn Satyavatis, vom großen Gott Mahadeva einen vortrefflichen Segen empfangen hatte, nahm er, um das Feuer hervorzubringen, die beiden Feuerhölzer (arani) und begann sie zu reiben und zu drehen, um die heilige Flamme zu entfachen.“

भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लब्ध्वाhaving obtained
लब्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active
परम्supreme, excellent
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
देवात्from the god (Deva)
देवात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
वरम्boon
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सत्यवतीसुतःson of Satyavati (Vyasa)
सत्यवतीसुतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसत्यवती-सुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अरणीtwo fire-sticks (arani)
अरणी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअरणि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Dual
सहितेtogether, accompanied (as a pair)
सहिते:
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित
FormFeminine, Accusative, Dual
गृहात्from (his) house
गृहात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
ममन्थchurned, rubbed (to produce fire)
ममन्थ:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्थ्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अग्निfire
अग्नि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चिकीर्षयाwith the desire to do/produce (i.e., to kindle)
चिकीर्षया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचिकीर्षा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
K
King (Yudhishthira, implied addressee)
M
Mahadeva (Shiva)
S
Satyavati
V
Vyasa (Satyavati’s son)
A
Agni (fire, as the sacred flame)
A
Araṇī (fire-sticks)

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds the sanctity of Vedic discipline: sacred knowledge and spiritual aims are pursued through proper means—here symbolized by kindling the ritual fire with arani—after receiving divine grace. It links divine favor (boon from Mahadeva) with responsible ritual action.

Bhishma begins recounting an episode about Vyasa. After receiving an excellent boon from Mahadeva, Vyasa takes the pair of arani sticks and churns them to produce fire, setting the stage for the ensuing account (in this chapter’s framing) connected with Shukadeva’s origin and related rites.