Shloka 403

Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)

Devanagari script

देवशर्मा महाभागस्ततो भरतसत्तम | भरतश्रेष्ठ] ऐसा कहकर महाभाग देवशर्मा मुनि यज्ञ करनेके लिये चले गये

Transliteration

devaśarmā mahābhāgas tato bharatasattama | (ity uktvā) mahābhāgo devaśarmā munir yajñaṁ kartuṁ yayau ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Then the illustrious sage Devaśarmā, O best of the Bharatas, having spoken thus, departed to perform a yajña, a sacrificial rite.”

Word by Word

• देवशर्मा: Devasharma
• देवशर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवशर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभागः: greatly fortunate / illustrious
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• भरतसत्तम: O best of the Bharatas
• भरतसत्तम: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Devaśarmā
• Bharatas (Kuru lineage addressee, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira implied)
• Yajña (sacrificial rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic principle that right counsel and sacred intent should be followed by disciplined action—here symbolized by the sage’s departure to perform yajña, a duty-oriented act meant to uphold cosmic and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that after speaking (in the preceding context), the revered sage Devaśarmā leaves to undertake a sacrificial ritual, marking a transition from instruction to the performance of a dharmic rite.