Shloka 37

तीर्थवंशोपदेशः

Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters

Devanagari script

पुण्याहवाचनं दैवं ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते । एतदेव निरोड्कार क्षत्रियस्य विधीयते

Transliteration

puṇyāhavācanaṃ daivaṃ brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate | etad eva niroḍkāra kṣatriyasya vidhīyate ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ— ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଦୈବକର୍ମ ‘ପୁଣ୍ୟାହବାଚନ’—ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଆହ୍ୱାନ ଓ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ-ପାଠ—ରୂପେ ବିଧିତ; କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ଏକେ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ ‘ନିରୋଡ୍କାର’ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସିଦ୍ଧ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• पुण्याहवाचनम्: the auspicious-day proclamation (pūṇyāha-vācana rite)
• पुण्याहवाचनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्याहवाचन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दैवम्: divine; sacred (rite)
• दैवम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of/for the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विधीयते: is prescribed/ordained
• विधीयते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (वि + धा)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Passive (Ātmanepada form)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed; just; only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• निरोड्कारः: the (rite of) nirōḍkāra
• निरोड्कारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरोड्कार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रियस्य: of/for the Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विधीयते: is prescribed/ordained
• विधीयते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (वि + धा)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Passive (Ātmanepada form)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brāhmaṇa
• Kṣatriya
• puṇyāhavācana
• niroḍkāra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches that dharma is role-sensitive: the same sacred aim is pursued through different prescribed means—benedictory ritual speech for Brāhmaṇas and a forceful, martial form of consecration for Kṣatriyas—each aligned with their social-ethical duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on conduct and duties. Here he contrasts the appropriate religious/ceremonial observances for different varṇas, emphasizing that prescriptions vary according to one’s station and responsibilities.