Shloka 25

नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)

Devanagari script

अग्निने गुणवान्‌ बकरा, इलाने बहुतसे फल-फूल, सुधन्वाने छकड़ा और विशाल कूबरसे युक्त रथ दिये ।।

Transliteration

varuṇo vāruṇān divyān sagajān pradadau śubhān | siṃhān surendro vyāghrāṃś ca dvipān anyāṃś ca pakṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma dijo: «Agni otorgó un macho cabrío de gran virtud; Ilā concedió muchas flores y frutos; Sudhanvan dio un carro y un carro de guerra provisto de un amplio compartimento de carga. Varuṇa entregó espléndidos dones divinos propios de él: excelentes elefantes y otras posesiones auspiciosas. Indra, señor de los dioses, concedió asimismo criaturas poderosas: leones y tigres, además de elefantes y diversas aves.»

Word by Word

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वारुणान्: Varuṇa-related (Varuṇa’s)
• वारुणान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सगजान्: with elephants (elephant-equipped)
• सगजान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सगज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रददौ: gave, bestowed
• प्रददौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शुभान्: auspicious, splendid
• शुभान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सिंहान्: lions
• सिंहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सुरेन्द्रः: Indra (lord of the gods)
• सुरेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्याघ्रान्: tigers
• व्याघ्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• द्विपान्: elephants
• द्विपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• पक्षिणः: birds
• पक्षिणः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Varuṇa
• Indra (Surendra)
• elephants
• lions
• tigers
• birds

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic idea that rewards and resources should be bestowed in harmony with cosmic order: divine rulers grant appropriate, auspicious gifts to the deserving, implying that power and wealth are meaningful when aligned with righteousness and proper conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is recounting a distribution of divine gifts: Varuṇa grants Varuṇa-associated celestial possessions including elephants, and Indra grants formidable creatures such as lions, tigers, elephants, and birds—illustrating a scene of bestowal and honor.