Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.13.32 - Adi Parva, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 32

आस्तीक-उपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः | Introduction to the Āstīka Narrative

Devanagari script

तत्र चोत्पत्स्यते जन्तुर्भवतां तारणाय वै | शाश्वतं स्थानमासाद्य मोदन्तां पितरो मम

Transliteration

tatra cotpatsyate jantur bhavatāṃ tāraṇāya vai | śāśvataṃ sthānam āsādya modantāṃ pitaro mama ||

Translation

Daripada penyatuan itu, sesungguhnya akan lahir suatu makhluk demi penyelamatan kamu semua. Maka, semoga para Pitṛku mencapai kediaman mereka yang kekal dan bersemayam di sana dengan tenteram dan gembira.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उत्पत्स्यते: will arise / will be born
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्√पद्
• Form: Lrt (simple future), Atmanepada, 3, singular

• जन्तुः: a creature, being
• जन्तुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भवताम्: of you (honorific, pl.)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• तारणाय: for deliverance / for saving
• तारणाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारण
• Form: neuter, dative, singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• स्थानम्: abode, place
• स्थानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• आसाद्य: having reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√सद्
• Form: ktvā (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada-usage (absolutive)

• मोदन्ताम्: let (them) rejoice / may (they) be glad
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद्
• Form: Lot (imperative/benedictive sense), Atmanepada, 3, plural

• पितरः: the fathers, ancestors
• पितरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• मम: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• शौनक (Śaunaka)
• पितरः (Pitṛs/ancestors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights pitṛ-dharma: ensuring progeny and proper continuity of lineage is seen as a means of relieving and honoring one’s ancestors, enabling them to rest in their eternal abode.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka addresses his ancestors (Pitṛs), assuring them that from the arranged union an offspring will be born who will bring their deliverance; he then bids them to go to their everlasting realm and remain joyful.