Shloka 5

Adhyāya 174: Karma as an inescapable companion (कर्मानुगमन-उपदेश)

Devanagari script

ततः संजीवितस्तेन बकराजस्तदानघ । उत्पत्य च समीयाय विरूपाक्षं बकाधिप:,निष्पाप नरेश! उससे उस समय बकराज जी उठा और वह उड़कर विरूपाक्षसे जा मिला

Transliteration

tataḥ saṁjīvitastena bakarājas tadānagha | utpatya ca samīyāya virūpākṣaṁ bakādhipaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Then, O sinless one, Bakrāja, king of the cranes, was revived by him. Rising up, the lord of the cranes flew and went to Virūpākṣa.” The episode underscores the moral force of restoring life and the duty of the revived being to seek out and align with the one to whom it is bound by gratitude or obligation.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• संजीवितः: revived, brought back to life
• Type: Verb
• Root: संजीवित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बकराजः: the king of cranes (Bakā)
• बकराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बकराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अनघ: O sinless one
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उत्पत्य: having flown up, having taken flight
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√पत्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• समीयाय: went to, approached, came together (met)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√इ (समेति)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विरूपाक्षम्: Virūpākṣa (the one with strange/uneven eyes)
• विरूपाक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरूपाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बकाधिपः: the lord of cranes
• बकाधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बकाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bakarāja (king of cranes)
• Virūpākṣa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of life-restoration and the implied bond it creates—revival or benefaction generates a duty of gratitude and right conduct, prompting the revived being to seek and respond appropriately to the benefactor or the one connected with the act.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being revived, the crane-king immediately takes flight and goes to Virūpākṣa, indicating a swift transition from rescue to purposeful action—approaching a significant figure named Virūpākṣa.