Shloka 16

इन्द्रेण वृत्रवधः, ब्रह्महत्याया अनुगमनम्, तथा च विभाजन-निवासविधानम्

Indra’s defeat of Vṛtra; pursuit by Brahmahatyā; allocation of her abodes

Devanagari script

एतैरविंवर्धते तेज: पाप्मानमुपहन्ति च । सिध्यन्ति चास्य संकल्पा विज्ञानं च प्रवर्तते

Transliteration

etair abhivardhate tejaḥ pāpmānam upahanti ca | sidhyanti cāsya saṅkalpā vijñānaṃ ca pravartate ||

Translation

Bhishma dijo: «Por estas disciplinas crecen el resplandor interior y la fuerza espiritual, y los pecados son abatidos. Los propósitos del buscador comienzan a dar fruto, y el verdadero discernimiento (vijñāna) surge y avanza en el corazón».

Word by Word

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अभिवर्धते: increases, grows
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• तेजः: splendor, energy
• तेजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पाप्मानम्: sin, evil
• पाप्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपहन्ति: destroy, strike down
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-हन्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• सिध्यन्ति: are accomplished, succeed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• अस्य: of him/this (practitioner)
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• संकल्पाः: intentions, resolves
• संकल्पाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विज्ञानम्: true knowledge, discernment
• विज्ञानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• प्रवर्तते: arises, comes into operation
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches that sustained yogic disciplines (ethical and purificatory practices) increase inner strength (tejas), remove moral impurity (pāpmān), make one’s vows/resolves effective (saṅkalpa-siddhi), and awaken mature discernment (vijñāna).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the means of inner peace and dharmic living; here he summarizes the fruits that arise in a practitioner when the prescribed disciplines are followed.