Shloka 26

Bhaṅgāśvanopākhyāna — On comparative affection in strī–puruṣa union (भङ्गाश्वनोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

सहिता भ्रातरस्ते5थ राज्यं बुभुजिरे तदा । तान्‌ दृष्टवा भ्रातृभावेन भुज्जानान्‌ राज्यमुत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

sahitā bhrātaras te ’tha rājyaṃ bubhujire tadā | tān dṛṣṭvā bhrātṛbhāvena bhuñjānān rājyam uttamam |

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ସେଇ ଭାଇମାନେ ଏକତ୍ର ହୋଇ ସେ ରାଜ୍ୟକୁ ଭୋଗ କରିବା ସହ ଶାସନ କରିଲେ। ଭ୍ରାତୃଭାବରେ ଏକସାଥି ରହି ସେଇ ଉତ୍ତମ ରାଜ୍ୟକୁ ସମେତେ ଭୋଗ କରୁଥିବା ଦେଖି ଦେବରାଜ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର କ୍ରୋଧରେ ପରିପ୍ଲୁତ ହୋଇ ମନେ ଭାବିଲେ—‘ମୁଁ ତ ଏହି ରାଜର୍ଷିଙ୍କୁ ଉପକାର ହିଁ କରିଛି; କୌଣସି ଅପକାର କରିନାହିଁ।’

Word by Word

• सहिता: together/associated
• सहिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बुभुजिरे: enjoyed/partook of
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भ्रातृभावेन: with brotherly feeling
• भ्रातृभावेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृभाव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भुञ्जानान्: enjoying/partaking
• भुञ्जानान्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent/best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• brothers (unnamed)
• Indra (Devaraja)
• a Rajarshi (royal sage, implied in the prose continuation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Shared rule grounded in bhrātṛbhāva (brotherly solidarity) is portrayed as a high ethical ideal in governance; the episode also warns that even apparent virtue can provoke envy or resentment, especially when power and prestige are involved.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of brothers jointly enjoy/administrate an excellent kingdom in harmony. Observing this unity, Indra becomes angry and thinks he has only helped the royal sage and has not harmed him—setting up a conflict driven by Indra’s reaction to their flourishing.