Shloka 1153

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्या: सुखं हृष्टा: प्रातिष्ठन्त तदा विभो । राजन! तब वे सब लोग हर्षसे उललसित एवं कृतकार्य हो महादेवजीको प्रणाम करके सुख और प्रसन्नताके साथ वहाँसे चले गये

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyāḥ sukhaṃ hṛṣṭāḥ prātiṣṭhanta tadā vibho | rājan! tadā te sarve janā harṣeṇollasitā evaṃ kṛtakāryāḥ mahādevajīṃ praṇamya sukhaṃ ca prasannatāṃ ca saha tataḥ sthānāt pratyagacchan |

Translation

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ, വിഭോ! അപ്പോൾ അവർ എല്ലാവരും കൃതകൃത്യരായി ആനന്ദത്തോടും സുഖത്തോടും കൂടി; മഹാദേവനെ പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത് പ്രസന്നചിത്തത്തോടെ അവിടെ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

कृतकृत्याःhaving accomplished their task; successful

सुखम्happiness; comfort

हृष्टाःdelighted; exhilarated

प्रातिष्ठन्तthey set out; they departed

तदाthen; at that time

विभोO mighty one; O Lord

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Rājan (the King, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical closure of an undertaking: when one has completed one’s duty (kṛtakṛtya), the proper response is contentment and humility—expressed here through reverent salutation to Mahādeva—followed by peaceful departure without further agitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that the assembled people, having achieved their intended purpose, rejoice and feel satisfied; they bow to Mahādeva (Śiva) and then leave the place happily and calmly.