Shloka 30

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

वरान्‌ ग्रामान्‌ व्रीहिरसं यवांश्व रत्नं चान्यद्‌ दुर्लभ कि ददानि | नास्मिन्नभक्ष्ये भावमेवं कुरुध्व॑ पुष्टयर्थ व: कि प्रयच्छाम्यहं वै

Transliteration

varān grāmān vrīhirasam yavāṁś ca ratnaṁ cānyad durlabhaṁ ki dadāni | nāsminn abhakṣye bhāvam evaṁ kurudhva puṣṭyarthaṁ vaḥ ki prayacchāmy ahaṁ vai ||

Translation

Bhishma dijo: «Además de esto, puedo concederos excelentes aldeas, arroz y su esencia nutritiva, cebada, joyas y otros bienes raros. Decidme: ¿qué he de daros? No pongáis el corazón en comer lo que está prohibido. Hablad: para el fortalecimiento de vuestros cuerpos, ¿qué debo otorgaros?»

Word by Word

• वरान्: excellent (choice)
• वरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ग्रामान्: villages
• ग्रामान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• व्रीहि-रसम्: rice-juice / essence of rice
• व्रीहि-रसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रीहिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यवान्: barley grains
• यवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• अन्यत्: other (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रत्नम्: jewel
• रत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दुर्लभम्: rare, hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददानि: shall I give / do I give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अभक्ष्ये: in the unfit-to-eat (thing)
• अभक्ष्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भावम्: inclination, intent
• भावम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• कुरुध्वम्: do (you all), make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पुष्टि-अर्थम्: for nourishment (as purpose)
• पुष्टि-अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्ट्यर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वः: to you / for you (all)
• वः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive/Dative, Plural, 2nd

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रयच्छामि: do I give, shall I bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular, 1st

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• villages (grants)
• rice
• nutritive essence (rasa)
• barley
• jewels
• rare valuables
• forbidden food (abhakṣya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic restraint in consumption: one should not be inclined toward what is prohibited (abhakṣya). Instead, legitimate means of nourishment and well-being should be sought, and a patron should offer lawful, beneficial support.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma addresses a group (plural ‘vaḥ’) who appear to be seeking or proposing something improper to eat. He redirects them by offering lawful gifts—land, grains, and valuables—and asks what they need for bodily nourishment, urging them to abandon desire for forbidden food.