Shloka 125
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
Devanagari script
इदमाख्यानमार्षेयं पारम्पर्यागतं नृप
Transliteration
idam ākhyānam ārṣeyaṁ pāramparyāgataṁ nṛpa
Translation
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô roi, voici un récit sacré, consacré par les voyants, transmis par une tradition de lignée ininterrompue.»
Word by Word
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आख्यानम्narrative, account
आख्यानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआख्यान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आर्षेयम्of the rishis, rishi-tradition
आर्षेयम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआर्षेय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पारम्पर्यागतम्handed down by tradition (lineage-transmitted)
पारम्पर्यागतम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपारम्पर्य-आगत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaN
nṛpa (the king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the authority of dharmic instruction when it is rooted in ṛṣi-tradition and preserved through an authentic lineage (paramparā), implying that ethical guidance gains weight through reliable transmission.
Bhīṣma introduces the account he is about to narrate to the king (Yudhiṣṭhira), framing it as an ancient, seer-derived story received through tradition, thereby preparing the listener to treat it as a trustworthy source of dharma.