Shloka 7

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णकी तपस्या वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद्‌ वचन श्रुत्वा स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रम: । भीष्मो भागीरथीपुत्र इदं वचनमत्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā snehād āgata-sambhramaḥ | bhīṣmo bhāgīrathī-putra idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing those words of his, Bhīṣma—the son of the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)—moved by affectionate concern and stirred with emotion, spoke these words in reply.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• स्नेहात्: from affection
• स्नेहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• आगतसम्भ्रमः: one whose agitation/excitement has arisen (come on)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत-सम्भ्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भागीरथीपुत्रः: son of Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथी-पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech, statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अत्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अत्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Janamejaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames ethical instruction as arising from affectionate responsibility: an elder (Bhīṣma) responds to a king’s query with care and seriousness, signaling that dharma is best transmitted through compassionate, attentive counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration to King Janamejaya, Yudhiṣṭhira has spoken; upon hearing him, Bhīṣma—emotionally stirred by affection—begins his reply, introducing the next segment of Bhīṣma’s teachings.