Shloka 61

Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ ते सर्वमाख्यातं तत्त्वेन भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ tattvena bharatarṣabha

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O bull among the Bharatas, I have now explained all this to you in full, in accordance with the truth.”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (all this)
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आख्यातम्: has been told / explained
• आख्यातम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (आख्याता/आख्यात)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• तत्त्वेन: in truth / truly / according to reality
• तत्त्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)
• भरतर्षभ: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by 'bharatarṣabha')
• Bharata lineage

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma emphasizes truthful, complete instruction—signaling that his counsel has been given without concealment and aligned with tattva (the real principle of dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma concludes a segment of guidance addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira, indicating that the preceding matters have been fully and truthfully explained.