Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तयोरर्थ कृतज्ञा सा खेचरी पूजनी सदा । समुद्रतीरं सा गत्वा आजहार फलद्धयम्‌,आकाशमें विचरनेवाली वह कृतज्ञ पूजनी चिड़िया प्रतिदिन समुद्रतटपर जाकर वहाँसे उन दोनों बच्चोंके लिये दो फल ले आया करती थी

Transliteration

tayor artha-kṛtajñā sā khecarī pūjanī sadā | samudra-tīraṁ sā gatvā ājahāra phala-dvayam ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。受けた恩に報いようと、天空を翔けるその鳥—常に礼拝に値するもの—は毎日海辺へ赴き、二人の子のために果実を二つ持ち帰った。

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, dual

• अर्थकृतज्ञा: grateful for the benefit (received)
• अर्थकृतज्ञा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थकृतज्ञ
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• खेचरी: sky-goer (bird)
• खेचरी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेचर
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• पूजनी: worthy of worship/respect
• पूजनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजनीय
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• समुद्रतीरम्: the seashore
• समुद्रतीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्रतीर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), active, singular

• आजहार: brought
• आजहार: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, active

• फलद्वयम्: two fruits
• फलद्वयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलद्वय
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• khecarī (a bird)
• samudra (ocean)
• samudra-tīra (seashore)
• phala-dvaya (two fruits)
• two children (unnamed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches kṛtajñatā—gratitude that remembers a received kindness and repays it through consistent, beneficial action. True dharma is shown not by words but by reliable care and service.

What is happening in the narrative?

A sky-flying bird, described as grateful and worthy of honor, goes daily to the seashore and returns with two fruits to feed two children, indicating ongoing protection and support.