Shloka 11

Devanagari script

कुर्वीतापत्यसंतानमथो दद्याद्‌ यजेत च । संविभज्य च भोक्तव्यं धन॑ सद्धिरितीर्यते

Transliteration

kurvītāpatyasantānam atho dadyād yajeta ca | saṁvibhajya ca bhoktavyaṁ dhanaṁ saddhir itīryate ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「子をもうけて家系を継ぎ、施しをなし、祭祀（ヤジュニャ）を行うべきである。財は、徳ある者の教えによれば、まず分かち与え、正しく人々に配ってからこそ享受すべきものだ。」

Word by Word

कुर्वीतshould do / should make

अपत्य-संतानम्progeny/continuation of offspring (lineage)

अथोand then / moreover

दद्यात्should give (in charity)

यजेतshould perform sacrifice/worship

चand

संविभज्यhaving distributed / after sharing

चand

भोक्तव्यम्should be enjoyed/consumed

धनम्wealth

सत्भिःby the good (people)

इतिthus

ईर्यतेis said / is taught

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse summarizes key duties of a householder: sustain family continuity (offspring/lineage), practice generosity (dāna), perform sacrificial/religious obligations (yajña), and treat wealth as legitimate to enjoy only when it is shared—i.e., used with distribution and social responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he states a normative rule taught by the virtuous: wealth should not be hoarded for private enjoyment but should be apportioned and shared, alongside fulfilling family and ritual duties.