Shloka 7

Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

दिव्यं शतशलाकं च यज्ञार्थ काउचनं शुभम्‌ | छत्र॑ देवावृधो दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणायास्थितो दिवम्‌

Transliteration

divyaṁ śataśalākaṁ ca yajñārthaṁ kāñcanaṁ śubham | chatraṁ devāvṛdho dattvā brāhmaṇāyāsthito divam ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଦେବାବୃଧ ରାଜା ଯଜ୍ଞାର୍ଥେ ଶତଶଳାକାଯୁକ୍ତ ଦିବ୍ୟ, ଶୁଭ, ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣମୟ ଛତ୍ର ଏକ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କୁ ଦାନ କରି ସ୍ୱର୍ଗକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• दिव्यम्: divine, celestial
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शतशलाकम्: having a hundred spokes/rods
• शतशलाकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-शलाका
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• यज्ञार्थम्: for the purpose of a sacrifice
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यज्ञ-अर्थ

• काञ्चनम्: golden
• काञ्चनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शुभम्: auspicious, beautiful
• शुभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• छत्रम्: umbrella, parasol
• छत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देवावृधः: Devāvṛdha (name of the king)
• देवावृधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवावृध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Absolutive (त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• आस्थितः: having attained/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दिवम्: heaven, the celestial world
• दिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Devāvṛdha
• brāhmaṇa
• divya kāñcana chatra (golden divine parasol)
• svarga/diva (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That dāna—especially the gifting of auspicious, ritual-purpose objects to a worthy brāhmaṇa—produces great puṇya and is portrayed as leading to svarga; generosity aligned with yajña and proper recipients is affirmed as dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma cites an exemplum: King Devāvṛdha donates a splendid golden parasol with a hundred ribs, meant for sacrificial use, to a brāhmaṇa; as a result, he is said to have attained heaven.