Shloka 64

अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च

Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations

Devanagari script

ये तु शक्रकथां दिव्यामिमां पर्वसु पर्वसु । विप्रमध्ये वदिष्यन्ति न ते प्राप्स्न्ति किल्बिषम्‌

Transliteration

ye tu śakrakathāṃ divyām imāṃ parvasu parvasu | vipramadhye vadiṣyanti na te prāpsyanti kilbiṣam ||

Translation

ဘိဿမက ပြောသည်— «ပွဲတော်အခါတိုင်း၌ ဗြာဟ္မဏပညာရှိတို့အလယ်တွင် သက္က (အိန္ဒြာ) အကြောင်း ဤနတ်မြတ်သော ကထာကို ရွတ်ဆိုမည့်သူတို့သည် အပြစ်မရကြ»။

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शक्रकथाम्: the story of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रकथाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्रकथा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्याम्: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्वसु: in the parvans/sections
• पर्वसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• पर्वसु: in each parvan (repetition for emphasis)
• पर्वसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• विप्रमध्ये: in the midst of brāhmaṇas / in a brāhmaṇa assembly
• विप्रमध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रमध्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वदिष्यन्ति: will recite/speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्राप्स्यन्ति: will obtain/incur
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• किल्बिषम्: sin/fault
• किल्बिषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śakra (Indra)
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reciting a sacred, dharma-aligned narrative (here, the divine account of Śakra/Indra) in a proper setting—among learned brāhmaṇas and on auspicious occasions—is presented as a purifying act that prevents the accrual of moral demerit (kilbiṣa).

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma concludes or endorses the religious efficacy of a particular ‘Śakra-kathā’, stating that those who regularly expound it at parvan occasions in an assembly of brāhmaṇas are protected from sin.