Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इदमाद्विकमव्यग्रं कुर्वद्धिर्नियतैः सदा । नृपैर्भरतशार्टूल प्राप्यते श्रीरनुत्तमा

Transliteration

idam ādvikaṁ avyagraṁ kurvadbhir niyataiḥ sadā | nṛpair bharataśārdūla prāpyate śrīr anuttamā ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O tiger among the Bharatas, when disciplined kings—having mastered mind and senses—recite this sacred formula daily with undistracted, tranquil focus, they attain the highest prosperity and excellence.”

Word by Word

• इदम्: this (act/thing)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आद्विकम्: pertaining to the mantra/this sacred formula (as given)
• आद्विकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्विक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अव्यग्रम्: undistracted, with steady mind
• अव्यग्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कुर्वद्भिः: by (those) doing/performing
• कुर्वद्भिः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नियतैः: by disciplined/controlled (persons)
• नियतैः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• नृपैः: by kings
• नृपैः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भरतशार्दूल: O tiger among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: भरत-शार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्राप्यते: is obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Lat (present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/impersonal sense

• श्रीः: prosperity, fortune
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुत्तमा: unsurpassed, best
• अनुत्तमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bharataśārdūla (address to Yudhiṣṭhira)
• nṛpa (kings/rulers)
• śrī (prosperity/fortune)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Regular, disciplined practice—especially daily recitation done with an undistracted mind and controlled senses—leads to the highest form of prosperity and excellence. The verse frames prosperity as a fruit of inner restraint and steady ethical practice, not mere power.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he emphasizes a practice suitable for rulers: calm, focused daily recitation by self-restrained kings, which yields unsurpassed royal fortune (śrī).