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Shloka 26

Bhaṅgāśvanopākhyāna — On comparative affection in strī–puruṣa union (भङ्गाश्वनोपाख्यानम्)

सहिता भ्रातरस्ते5थ राज्यं बुभुजिरे तदा । तान्‌ दृष्टवा भ्रातृभावेन भुज्जानान्‌ राज्यमुत्तमम्‌

sahitā bhrātaras te ’tha rājyaṃ bubhujire tadā | tān dṛṣṭvā bhrātṛbhāvena bhuñjānān rājyam uttamam |

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ ആ സഹോദരന്മാർ ഒന്നിച്ചു ചേർന്ന് ആ രാജ്യം അനുഭവിക്കുകയും ഭരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു. സഹോദരഭാവത്തോടെ ഒരുമിച്ച് വസിച്ച് ആ ഉത്തമരാജ്യം ചേർന്ന് അനുഭവിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ട ദേവരാജൻ ഇന്ദ്രൻ ക്രോധത്തിൽ മുങ്ങി മനസ്സിൽ ചിന്തിച്ചു—‘ഞാൻ ഈ രാജർഷിക്കു ഉപകാരമേ ചെയ്തിട്ടുള്ളൂ; ഒരു അപകാരവും ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല.’

सहिताtogether/associated
सहिता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भ्रातरःbrothers
भ्रातरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अथthen/thereupon
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
राज्यम्kingdom
राज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बुभुजिरेenjoyed/partook of
बुभुजिरे:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)
भ्रातृभावेनwith brotherly feeling
भ्रातृभावेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृभाव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भुञ्जानान्enjoying/partaking
भुञ्जानान्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Plural
राज्यम्kingdom
राज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्excellent/best
उत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
brothers (unnamed)
I
Indra (Devaraja)
A
a Rajarshi (royal sage, implied in the prose continuation)

Educational Q&A

Shared rule grounded in bhrātṛbhāva (brotherly solidarity) is portrayed as a high ethical ideal in governance; the episode also warns that even apparent virtue can provoke envy or resentment, especially when power and prestige are involved.

A group of brothers jointly enjoy/administrate an excellent kingdom in harmony. Observing this unity, Indra becomes angry and thinks he has only helped the royal sage and has not harmed him—setting up a conflict driven by Indra’s reaction to their flourishing.