Shloka 75
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
अमूर्तरयसस्तस्मात्ततो भूमिशयो नृपः । भरतश्नापि दौष्यन्तिलेंभे भूमिशयादसिम्,पूरुसे अमूर्तरया, अमूर्तरयासे राजा भूमिशयने और भूमिशयसे दुष्यन्तकुमार भरतने उस खड्ग को ग्रहण किया
amūrtarayasas tasmāt tato bhūmiśayo nṛpaḥ | bharataś cāpi dauṣyantir lebhe bhūmiśayād asim ||
Bhīṣma dit : Ainsi, d’Amūrtarayas, le roi Bhūmiśaya la reçut; et Bharata, fils de Duṣyanta, obtint de même cette épée de Bhūmiśaya. Le vers retrace la transmission légitime d’une arme royale au sein d’une lignée conforme au dharma, suggérant que la souveraineté et les instruments du pouvoir doivent être hérités et confiés selon le dharma, et non saisis par la seule force.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic succession: symbols and instruments of rulership (like a sword) are to be passed along an authorized lineage, reinforcing that political power should rest on rightful inheritance and ethical continuity, not on arbitrary violence.
Bhīṣma recounts a genealogical transfer: the sword passes from Amūrtarayas to King Bhūmiśaya, and then from Bhūmiśaya to Bharata (Duṣyanta’s son), situating Bharata within a sanctioned royal tradition.