Shloka 36

Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa

Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows

Devanagari script

बहूव्य:कोट्यस्त्वृषीणां तु ब्रह्मलोके वसन्त्युत । सत्ये रतानां सतत दान्तानामूर्ध्वरेतसाम्‌

Transliteration

bahvyaḥ koṭyas tv ṛṣīṇāṁ tu brahmaloke vasanty uta | satye ratānāṁ satataṁ dāntānām ūrdhvaretasām ||

Translation

ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ແທ້ຈິງແລ້ວ ໃນພຣະຫມະໂລກ (Brahmaloka) ມີລະສີຈໍານວນຫຼາຍກໍດິອາໄສຢູ່—ຜູ້ທີ່ໃນໂລກນີ້ເຄີຍຍຶດໝັ້ນໃນສັດຈະຢ່າງສະເໝີ, ສຳລວມອິນຊີ, ແລະມີພະລັງຊີວິດມຸ່ງຂຶ້ນ (ūrdhvaretaḥ) ຄືຜູ້ຖືພຣະຫມະຈັນຍະຢ່າງໝັ້ນຄົງຕະຫຼອດຊີວິດ».

Word by Word

• बह्वीः: many
• बह्वीः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कोट्यः: crores (tens of millions)
• कोट्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वसन्ति: dwell/live
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• उत: also/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• सत्ये: in truth / in truthfulness
• सत्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रतानाम्: of those devoted/engaged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सततम्: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• दान्तानाम्: of the self-controlled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम्: of those with upward-retained semen (strict celibates)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्वरेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Brahmaloka
• Rishis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that unwavering commitment to truth (satya), disciplined restraint of the senses (dama), and firm celibate continence (ūrdhvaretas/naishṭhika brahmacarya) are exalted virtues that lead sages to the highest divine realm, Brahmaloka.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma, instructing on dharma in the Anushasana Parva, describes the inhabitants of Brahmaloka: countless sages who, while living in the world, consistently practiced truthfulness, self-control, and strict continence, thereby attaining residence in that supreme realm.