Shloka 137

धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच एतत्‌ ते सर्वमाख्यातं नारदोक्तं मयेरितम्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ nāradoktaṃ mayā īritam

Translation

ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ನಿನಗೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ; ನಾರದನು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದನ್ನೇ ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आख्यातम्: told, explained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• नारद-उक्तम्: spoken by Narada
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारद + वच् (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• ईरितम्: uttered, stated
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes faithful transmission of dharmic instruction: Bhīṣma presents his discourse as a complete account rooted in Nārada’s prior teaching, underscoring the authority and continuity of ethical knowledge through a recognized tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma concludes or rounds off a section of instruction by telling his listener that he has now fully related what Nārada had said, marking a transition point in the ongoing Shānti Parva dialogue.