Shloka 32

Ānṛśaṃsya–Bhakti: Śukaḥ Śakreṇa Parīkṣitaḥ

Compassion and Devotion—The Parrot Tested by Indra

Devanagari script

एवमेव मनुष्येन्द्र भक्तिमन्तं समाश्रित: । सर्वार्थसिद्धि लभते शुकं प्राप्य यथा द्रुम:

Transliteration

evam eva manuṣyendra bhaktimantaṁ samāśritaḥ | sarvārthasiddhiṁ labhate śukaṁ prāpya yathā drumaḥ ||

Translation

ହେ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର! ଯେପରି ଭକ୍ତିମାନ ଶୁକଙ୍କ ସାନ୍ନିଧ୍ୟ ପାଇ ସେଇ ବୃକ୍ଷ ସମସ୍ତ ମନୋରଥର ସିଦ୍ଧି ଲାଭ କଲା, ସେପରି ଭକ୍ତିସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନେଲେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସର୍ବାର୍ଥସିଦ୍ଧି ପାଏ।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मनुष्येन्द्र: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्येन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भक्तिमन्तम्: devoted, possessing devotion
• भक्तिमन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तिमन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्रितः: having resorted to, having taken refuge in
• समाश्रितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Parasmaipada (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• सर्वार्थसिद्धिम्: accomplishment of all aims
• सर्वार्थसिद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वार्थसिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लभते: obtains, gains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• शुकम्: a parrot
• शुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained, having gotten
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (gerund usage)

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• द्रुमः: a tree
• द्रुमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नरेन्द्र: O king (lord of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Śuka
• tree (druma)
• manuṣyendra (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma teaches that association with, and reliance upon, a genuinely devoted person becomes a powerful means for accomplishing one’s legitimate aims; devotion is presented as a transformative support that brings success, illustrated through a simile.

What is happening in the narrative?

In his instruction to the king, Bhishma uses an illustrative comparison: as a tree is said to gain complete fulfillment by obtaining Śuka’s company, so a person who takes refuge in a devotee gains the fulfillment of desires—emphasizing the ethical value of seeking guidance and support from the devoted.