Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततो महारहैस्ते सर्वे रत्नैरभ्यर्चिता: शुभै: । ब्राह्मणा मृष्टवसना: सुप्रीता: सम ततो5भवन्‌

Transliteration

tato mahārahais te sarve ratnair abhyarcitāḥ śubhaiḥ | brāhmaṇā mṛṣṭa-vasanāḥ suprītāḥ saṃ tataḥ abhavan |

Translation

Bhishma said: Then all those Brāhmaṇas were honored with auspicious, exceedingly precious jewels. Clad in clean and fine garments, they became fully pleased and thereafter were in a state of contentment.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

महार्हैःwith very valuable (things)

तेthey

सर्वेall

रत्नैःwith jewels

अभ्यर्चिताःhonoured, worshipped

शुभैःwith auspicious (ones)

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

मृष्टवसनाःwearing clean/fine garments

सुप्रीताःvery pleased

समम्equally, together

ततःthen

अभवन्became, were

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Brāhmaṇas

ratna (jewels)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic dāna: honoring worthy recipients (here, Brāhmaṇas) with valuable and auspicious gifts, along with respectful treatment, results in genuine satisfaction and social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a scene where Brāhmaṇas are ceremonially honored with precious jewels and fine clothing; as a result, they become fully pleased and content.