Shloka 34

Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala

On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving

Devanagari script

ततः प्रकृतिमापन्नो भार्गवो नूपते नृपम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ prakṛtim āpanno bhārgavo nūpate nṛpam

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Thereafter, Bhārgava, having returned to his natural disposition, addressed the king.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• प्रकृतिम्: natural state; composure
• प्रकृतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आपन्नः: having attained/returned to
• आपन्नः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपन्न (√आपद्)
• Form: Past active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu; Paraśurāma)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• ऊपते: approaches; comes near
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ऊप्
• Form: Present tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)
• the king (nṛpa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a moral-psychological pivot: after a disturbance or heightened state, a person ‘returns to prakṛti’—their settled nature—before speaking or acting. It implies that counsel to a ruler should arise from composure and restored inner balance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Bhārgava (Paraśurāma), having regained his normal state, proceeds to speak to the king—marking a transition from a prior episode or emotional intensity to a composed address.