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Shloka 51

Devanagari script

श्मश्रुकर्मणि मड़ल्यं क्षुतानामभिनन्दनम्‌ । व्याधितानां च सर्वेषामायुषामभिनन्दनम्‌

Transliteration

śmaśrukarmaṇi māṅgalyaṁ kṣutānām abhinandanam | vyādhitānāṁ ca sarveṣām āyuṣām abhinandanam ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : «Quand on taille moustache et barbe, il faut prononcer des paroles de bon augure. Il faut bénir celui qui éternue (en disant par exemple : “Puisses-tu vivre longtemps”), et saluer aussi tous les malades avec des bénédictions, en leur souhaitant longue vie.»

Word by Word

श्मश्रु-कर्मणिin the act of shaving/trimming beard and moustache

माङ्गल्यंauspicious words/benediction

क्षुतानाम्of those who have sneezed / of sneezers

अभिनन्दनम्congratulation/greeting (blessing)

व्याधितानाम्of the sick/afflicted persons

चand

सर्वेषाम्of all

आयुषाम्of lifespans / of lives (i.e., long life)

अभिनन्दनम्congratulation/greeting (with good wishes)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches sadācāra: everyday acts should be accompanied by auspicious speech and compassionate benedictions—blessing a sneezer and wishing longevity to the sick—so that one’s conduct supports well-being and social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct. Here he lists customary practices of polite, auspicious speech connected with grooming, sneezing, and illness.