Shloka 17

Anuśāsana-parva Adhyāya 112: Dharma as the sole companion; karmic witnesses; rebirth sequences

Bṛhaspati–Yudhiṣṭhira Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

कीर्तनाश्चैव तीर्थस्य स्नानाश्न पितृतर्पणात्‌ । धुनन्ति पापं तीर्थेषु ते प्रयान्ति सुखं दिवम्‌

Transliteration

kīrtanāś caiva tīrthasya snānāś ca pitṛtarpaṇāt | dhunanti pāpaṃ tīrtheṣu te prayānti sukhaṃ divam ||

Translation

Bhīṣma says that those who, while remembering and reciting the names and praises of sacred fords (tīrthas), bathe there and offer libations to the ancestors, wash away their sins. Purified by these acts of reverence and duty, they depart to heaven in happiness.

Word by Word

• kīrtanāt: from/through recitation (of the name)
• kīrtanāt: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrtana
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• eva: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• tīrthasya: of the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• tīrthasya: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• snānāt: from/through bathing
• snānāt: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• pitr̥-tarpaṇāt: from/through offering libations to the ancestors
• pitr̥-tarpaṇāt: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitr̥-tarpaṇa
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• dhunanti: they shake off/remove
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhu (dhunoti)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tīrtheṣu: in sacred places/at pilgrim fords
• tīrtheṣu: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• te: they/those people
• te: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• prayānti: go/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• sukham: happiness/comfort
• sukham: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• divam: heaven
• divam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: div
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• tīrtha (pilgrimage places)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• svarga/diva (heaven)