Shloka 48

Bhaṅgāśvanopākhyāna — On comparative affection in strī–puruṣa union (भङ्गाश्वनोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तस्ततस्त्विन्द्र: प्रीतो वाक्यमुवाच ह । सर्व एवेह जीवन्तु पुत्रास्ते सत्यवादिनि

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca evam uktas tatas tv indraḥ prīto vākyam uvāca ha | sarva eveha jīvantu putrās te satyavādini ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: When she had spoken thus, Indra, greatly pleased, replied: “O truthful woman, may all your sons here indeed live.”

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been addressed / spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीतः: pleased
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• ह: indeed (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• जीवन्तु: let (them) live
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Imperative, 3, Plural

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: your/those
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सत्यवादिनि: O truth-speaker (woman)
• सत्यवादिनि: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवादिन्
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Indra
• satyavādinī (truthful ascetic woman)
• putrāḥ (sons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Truthfulness (satya) carries ethical and spiritual power: the deity is pleased by righteous speech and grants protection and life, showing that moral integrity can invite divine favor.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the ascetic woman speaks, Indra becomes pleased and responds with a boon, declaring that all her sons should remain alive.