Shloka 10

Devanagari script

अमृतास्वादसदृशं बलतेजो5भिवर्धनम्‌ | आदायादाय सैवाशु तयो: प्रादात्‌ पुन: पुन:,पूजनीका लाया हुआ वह फल अमृतके समान स्वादिष्ट और बल तथा तेजकी वृद्धि करनेवाला होता था। वह बारंबार उस फलको ला-लाकर शीतघ्रतापूर्वक उन दोनोंको दिया करती थी

Transliteration

amṛtāsvādasadṛśaṃ balatejo'bhivardhanam | ādāyādāya saivāśu tayoḥ prādāt punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “That fruit, delightful in taste like nectar and conducive to the increase of strength and vital radiance, she would quickly bring again and again, and repeatedly present it to those two, with reverent care.”

Word by Word

अमृतnectar, ambrosia

आस्वादtaste, flavor

सदृशम्similar to, like

बलstrength

तेजःsplendor, vigor, energy

अभिवर्धनम्increase, augmentation

आदायhaving taken, taking

आदायagain having taken (repeatedly bringing)

साshe

एवindeed, just

आशुquickly

तयोःof those two

प्रादात्gave

पुनःagain

पुनःagain and again

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

fruit (phala)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sincere, repeated service—offering what is nourishing and beneficial—embodies dharma: care for others’ well-being (strength and tejas) is an ethical act when done with reverence and constancy.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman repeatedly brings a nectar-like, strengthening fruit and promptly offers it again and again to two individuals, emphasizing her attentive, respectful service.