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Shloka 121

भरतानां च ये पूर्वे ते चैनं प्रशशंसिरे । महोपनिषदं चैव योगमास्थाय वीर्यवान्‌

bharatānāṁ ca ye pūrve te cainaṁ praśaśaṁsire | mahopaniṣadaṁ caiva yogam āsthāya vīryavān ||

ສັນຈະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ບັນດາບັນພະບຸລຸດໃນສາຍພັນພາຣະຕະໃນອະດີດກໍພາກັນສັນລະເສີນລາວ. ວີຣະບຸລຸດຜູ້ມີພະລັງນັ້ນ ໄດ້ພຶ່ງພາຍອກະຍະໂຍຄະ ອັນເປັນແກ່ນສານຂອງມະຫາອຸປະນິຊັດ ແລະຍືນຢັນໃນວິນັຍພາຍໃນ—ຄວນແກ່ການນົບນ້ອມ ເນື່ອງຈາກຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈທາງຈິດວິນຍານ ທີ່ປະດັບຊີວິດແຫ່ງໜ້າທີ່ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຢູ່ທ່າມກາງຄວາມພິນາດຂອງສົງຄາມ.

भरतानाम्of the Bharatas
भरतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभरत
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पूर्वेformer, earlier (ones)
पूर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययः, एनद्-रूपम्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रशशंसिरेpraised
प्रशशंसिरे:
TypeVerb
Rootशंस्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Ātmanepada
महोपनिषदम्the great Upaniṣad (i.e., supreme secret doctrine)
महोपनिषदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहोपनिषद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
योगम्yoga, discipline
योगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थायhaving resorted to, having undertaken
आस्थाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
FormGerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada/Ātmanepada-neutral (absolutive)
वीर्यवान्possessed of valor
वीर्यवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīṣma
B
Bharata lineage (Bharatāḥ)
U
Upaniṣads
Y
Yoga

Educational Q&A

True greatness is not only martial valor but also inner mastery: the verse highlights Bhīṣma as one who, beyond worldly duty, takes refuge in Upaniṣadic yoga—spiritual discipline grounded in the highest wisdom.

Sañjaya describes Bhīṣma’s stature: even the ancient forebears of the Bharata line praised him, and he is portrayed as a mighty figure established in profound yogic discipline associated with the Upaniṣads.