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Shloka 35

राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता

Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement

सर्वाश्रमपदेप्याहुर्गाहस्थ्यं दीप्तनिर्णयम्‌ । पावन पुरुषव्याप्र यं धर्म पर्युपास्महे

sarvāśramapade’py āhur gārhasthyaṁ dīptanirṇayam | pāvanaṁ puruṣavyāghra yaṁ dharmaṁ paryupāsmahe, puruṣasiṁha |

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രാ! ശാസ്ത്രജ്ഞരായ പണ്ഡിതർ പറയുന്നു: എല്ലാ ആശ്രമങ്ങളിലുമെല്ലാം ഗാർഹസ്ഥാശ്രമം തന്നെയാണ് ശ്രേഷ്ഠം—ഇത് ശാസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെ തെളിഞ്ഞ നിർണ്ണയം. നാം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്ന ഗാർഹസ്ഥധർമ്മം പാവനകരവുമാണ്—ഇത് ശാസ്ത്രപ്രസിദ്ധമായ വിധി.

सर्वin all
सर्व:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
आश्रमपदेin the state/position of (the) āśramas
आश्रमपदे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रमपद
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
आहुःthey say
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (आह)
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural
गार्हस्थ्यम्householder-stage/householder-dharma
गार्हस्थ्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगार्हस्थ्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दीप्तनिर्णयम्having a clear/brightly-established conclusion
दीप्तनिर्णयम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्तनिर्णय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पावनम्purifying
पावनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपावन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुरुषव्याघ्रO tiger among men
पुरुषव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यम्which/whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पर्युपास्महेwe practice/observe (reverently)
पर्युपास्महे:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आस् (परि+उप+आस्)
FormPresent, 1st, Plural, Atmanepada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
Y
Yudhishthira

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that gārhasthya (the householder’s dharma) is regarded by śāstra-knowing sages as the श्रेष्ठ (foremost) among the four āśramas because it sustains society through responsibility, support of other āśramas, and purifying righteous action.

In Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma after the war. Here he emphasizes, with scriptural backing, the excellence and sanctifying power of the householder path, addressing Yudhishthira with honorific epithets like ‘puruṣavyāghra’ and ‘puruṣasiṁha’.