Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 47

भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival

Devanagari script

दृष्ट: पश्येदहरह: संश्रित: प्रतिसंश्रयेत्‌ । अर्चितश्षार्चयेन्नित्यं स देवो द्विजसत्तमा:

Transliteration

dṛṣṭaḥ paśyed aharahaḥ saṁśritaḥ pratisaṁśrayet | arcitaś cārcayen nityaṁ sa devo dvijasattama ||

Translation

ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜସତ୍ତମ! ଯେ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ତାଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ କରେ, ତାହାପ୍ରତି ସେ ମଧ୍ୟ କୃପାଦୃଷ୍ଟି କରନ୍ତି; ଯେ ତାଙ୍କ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନେଇଥାଏ, ତାହାର ହୃଦୟରେ ସେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନେନ୍ତି; ଏବଂ ଯେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜେ, ତାହାକୁ ସେ ନିତ୍ୟ ପୂଜ୍ୟ ଭାବେ ସମ୍ମାନିତ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• दृष्टः: one who has been seen / when seen
• दृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (√दृश्-क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पश्येत्: should see / would look upon
• पश्येत्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (पश्य)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहरहः: day by day, daily
• अहरहः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहरहः

• संश्रितः: one who has taken refuge / dependent
• संश्रितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संश्रित (सम्+√श्रि-क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतिसंश्रयेत्: should take refuge in return / should resort to
• प्रतिसंश्रयेत्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति+सम्+√श्रि
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अर्चितः: one who is worshipped / when worshipped
• अर्चितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्चित (√अर्च्-क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अर्चयेत्: should worship / would honor
• अर्चयेत्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नित्यम्: always, constantly
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवः: god, deity
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

ईश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Lord/Deity)
• dvijasattama (addressed brahmin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches reciprocal grace: consistent daily remembrance/vision, taking refuge, and worship of the Lord are met with the Lord’s compassionate regard, inner support, and honoring of the devotee—encouraging steady bhakti and surrender as a dharmic path.

What is happening in the narrative?

Īśvara addresses a brahmin (dvijasattama), explaining how the divine responds to different modes of approach—seeing, seeking refuge, and worship—by mirroring and fulfilling them through grace, indwelling support, and honor.