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Shloka 5

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Saṃvāda: Anuśocana, Nimittāni, and Vidura’s Warning

भीम उवाच त्रीणि ज्योतींषि पुरुष इति वै देवलोडब्रवीत्‌ । अपत्यं कर्म विद्या च यतः सृष्टा: प्रजास्तत:,भीमसेनने कहा--महर्षि देवलका कथन है कि पुरुषमें तीन प्रकारकी ज्योतियाँ हैं-- संतान, कर्म और ज्ञान; क्योंकि इन्हींसे सारी प्रजाकी सृष्टि हुई

bhīma uvāca | trīṇi jyotīṃṣi puruṣa iti vai devalo ’bravīt | apatyaṃ karma vidyā ca yataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ prajāstataḥ |

ഭീമൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഋഷി ദേവലൻ പ്രസ്താവിച്ചതുപോലെ പുരുഷനിൽ മൂന്നു ജ്യോതികൾ ഉണ്ട്—സന്താനം, കര്‍മ്മം, വിദ്യ; ഇവയിൽ നിന്നാണ് പ്രജാസൃഷ്ടിയും സമൂഹപരമ്പരയും നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത്.

भीमःBhima
भीमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्रीणिthree
त्रीणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
ज्योतींषिlights, luminaries
ज्योतींषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
पुरुषेin a person / in man
पुरुषे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
देवलःDevala (sage)
देवलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
अपत्यम्offspring, progeny
अपत्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअपत्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
कर्मaction, deed
कर्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
विद्याknowledge, learning
विद्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यतःfrom which; because
यतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस्
सृष्टाःcreated
सृष्टाः:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPast Passive Participle, Feminine, Nominative, Plural
प्रजाःcreatures, people
प्रजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
ततःtherefrom; therefore
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्

भीम उवाच

B
Bhima (Bhimasena)
D
Devala (sage)
P
puruṣa (man/person)
A
apatya (offspring)
K
karma (action)
V
vidyā (knowledge)
P
prajā (people/creatures)

Educational Q&A

A person is sustained and made meaningful by three ‘lights’: offspring (continuity and responsibility), karma (right action and duty), and vidyā (knowledge and discernment). Together they uphold both personal life and the wider social order.

Bhima cites the authority of the sage Devala to state a moral principle: human flourishing and the creation/continuation of ‘prajā’ depend on progeny, dutiful action, and knowledge—framing an ethical standard for conduct and social responsibility.