Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ये तु धर्म महाराज सततं पर्युपासते । सत्यार्जवपरा: सन्तस्ते वै स्वर्गभुजो नरा:,महाराज! जो सत्य और सरलतामें तत्पर होकर सदा धर्मका पालन करते हैं, वे मनुष्य स्वर्गलोकका सुख भोगते हैं

Transliteration

ye tu dharma mahārāja satataṃ paryupāsate | satyārjavaparāḥ santaḥ te vai svargabhujo narāḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: O great king, those who constantly practice and uphold dharma—being virtuous people devoted to truthfulness and straightforwardness—indeed enjoy the delights of heaven.

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• धर्म: dharma, righteousness
• धर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सततम्: always, constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• पर्युपासते: they attend upon/observe (practice)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (परि+उप+आस्)
• Form: Lat, Present, Atmanepada, Third, Plural

• सत्य: with truth
• सत्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आर्जव: with straightforwardness
• आर्जव: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पराः: devoted/intent (on)
• पराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सन्तः: being good/virtuous persons
• सन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (√अस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• स्वर्ग: of heaven
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भुजः: enjoyers
• भुजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज् (√भुज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Maharaja (Yudhishthira)
• Svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady observance of dharma, grounded in truthfulness (satya) and straightforward sincerity (ārjava), leads to auspicious results—here expressed as the enjoyment of heaven.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhīṣma’s instruction to the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) in the Anuśāsana Parva, he summarizes a moral principle: those who consistently live by dharma with truthful and simple conduct attain heavenly reward.