Shloka 20

Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)

Devanagari script

पूर्णे च दशमे मासि पुत्रो5स्य परमादभुत: । रुक्मिण्यां सम्मतो जज्ञे शूरो वंशधर: प्रभो,प्रभो! दसवाँ मास पूर्ण होनेपर इन भगवानके रुक्मिणी देवीके गर्भसे एक परम अद्भुत, मनोरम एवं शूरवीर पुत्र उत्पन्न हुआ, जो इनका वंश चलानेवाला है

Transliteration

pūrṇe ca daśame māsi putro 'sya paramādbhutaḥ | rukmiṇyāṁ sammato jajñe śūro vaṁśadharaḥ prabho prabho ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “When the tenth month was completed, a supremely wondrous son was born to him from Rukmiṇī—approved and welcomed by all, heroic, and destined to uphold and continue his lineage, O lord.”

Word by Word

पूर्णेwhen (it was) completed

चand

दशमेin the tenth

मासिmonth

पुत्रःa son

अस्यof him

परमsupremely

अद्भुतःmarvellous

रुक्मिण्याम्in Rukmiṇī (i.e., in her womb)

सम्मतःapproved; esteemed

जज्ञेwas born

शूरःvaliant

वंशधरःlineage-bearer; continuer of the dynasty

प्रभोO lord

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Rukmiṇī

the newborn son (unnamed in this verse)

the addressed lord (prabhu; listener/king)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes