Shloka 13
Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)
Devanagari script
वीरासनं वीरशय्यां वीरस्थानमुपागत: । अक्षयास्तस्य वै लोका: सर्वकामगमास्तथा,जो वीरासन रणभूमिमें जाकर वीरशय्या (मृत्यु)-को प्राप्त हो वीरस्थान (स्वर्गलोक) में जाता है, उसे अक्षय लोकोंकी प्राप्ति होती है। वे लोक सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंकी प्राप्ति करानेवाले होते हैं
Translation
Whoever goes to the battlefield and takes the hero’s seat (vīrāsana), attaining the hero’s bed—death in valor—and reaches the hero’s realm (vīra-sthāna) in heaven, gains imperishable worlds. Those worlds grant the fulfillment of every desire.
Word by Word
वीरासनम्heroic posture/seat
वीरासनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीरासन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वीरशय्याम्hero's bed (death on the battlefield)
वीरशय्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीरशय्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वीरस्थानम्hero's place (heavenly realm of heroes)
वीरस्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीरस्थान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपागतःhaving reached/attained
उपागतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउप-गम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
अक्षयाःimperishable
अक्षयाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
लोकाःworlds/realms
लोकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वकामगमाःgranting access to all desired enjoyments
सर्वकामगमाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वकामगम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes