Shloka 48

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

तमूचुर्विबुधा: सर्वे ते चैव परमर्षय: । त्वां नियोक्ष्यामहे कार्ये तद्‌ भवान्‌ कर्तुमरहति

Transliteration

tam ūcur vibudhāḥ sarve te caiva paramarṣayaḥ | tvāṁ niyokṣyāmahe kārye tad bhavān kartum arhati |

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。そこで、すべての神々は至高のリシたちとともに彼に告げた。「汝を一つの務めに任ずる。汝はそれを成し遂げねばならぬ。その義務を果たし終えれば、汝自身にも大いなる利益がもたらされよう。」

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• विबुधाः: the gods
• विबुधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• परमर्षयः: the great sages
• परमर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नियोक्ष्यामहे: we shall appoint/engage
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + युज्
• Form: Future, 1st, Plural, Atmanepada

• कार्ये: in a task
• कार्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तत्: that (task)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भवान्: your honour/you
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हति: is fit/ought
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• vibudhāḥ (gods/devas)
• paramarṣayaḥ (great seers/ṛṣis)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A rightful duty, when assigned by legitimate moral-spiritual authority (devas and great seers), should be accepted and performed; fulfilling such a task brings both ethical completion and personal benefit (merit, welfare, or spiritual gain).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s narration, the assembled gods and foremost sages address a person and formally appoint him to a specific undertaking, urging him to carry it out and indicating that success will yield a significant reward for him as well.