Shloka 86

Devanagari script

पितृलोकगता: सर्वे तारिता: पितरस्त्वया

Transliteration

pitṛlokagatāḥ sarve tāritāḥ pitaras tvayā

Translation

“All the forefathers who had gone to the world of the Pitṛs have been delivered by you.” In the speaker’s ethical framing, the merit of the addressee’s act is not confined to personal gain; it is portrayed as extending salvific benefit to the ancestral line, fulfilling filial duty and strengthening the continuity of dharma across generations.

Word by Word

• पितृलोकगता: gone to the world of the Pitṛs (manes)
• पितृलोकगता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृलोकगत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तारिता: saved/delivered (having been delivered)
• तारिता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पितरः: the fathers/ancestors (manes)
• पितरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

श्षशुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛloka
• Pitaraḥ (ancestors/forefathers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person’s righteous action can generate merit that benefits not only oneself but also one’s ancestors; fulfilling duty toward the lineage (pitṛ-ṛṇa) is presented as a significant ethical achievement.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (identified as the father-in-law) praises the addressee, declaring that the addressee’s deed has ‘delivered’ all the forefathers who dwell in Pitṛloka, implying a powerful, lineage-wide spiritual benefit.