Shloka 38

Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मो लोके वसन्त्येता: सोमेन सह भारत

Transliteration

brāhmo loke vasanty etāḥ somena saha bhārata

Translation

Bhīṣma dijo: “Oh Bhārata, estas mujeres moran en el mundo de Brahmā (Brahmā-loka) junto con Soma.”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मे: in the Brahma-world
• ब्राह्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वसन्ति: they dwell/live
• वसन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Plural

• एताः: these (women/these ones)
• एताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सोमेन: with Soma
• सोमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Bhārata)
• Brahmaloka (Brāhma-loka)
• Soma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma links ethical conduct (as defined in the surrounding passage) with a specific exalted posthumous result: residence in Brahmaloka, in the company of Soma. The verse functions as a promise of spiritual reward for the virtues being praised.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he concludes a point by stating that the women just described attain Brahmaloka and dwell there with Soma, emphasizing the honor and fruit of their conduct.