Shloka 49

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्त्वा हेमगर्भाणि हित्वा तानि फलानि वै | ऋषयो जम्मुरन्यत्र सर्व एव धृतव्रता:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | ity uktvā hemagarbhāṇi hitvā tāni phalāni vai | ṛṣayo jagmur anyatra sarva eva dhṛtavratāḥ |

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର! ଏପରି କହି ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଧୃତବ୍ରତ ମହର୍ଷି ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣଭରିତ ସେଇ ଫଳଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପରିତ୍ୟାଗ କରି ସେଠାରୁ ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ଚାଲିଗଲେ।

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active (parasmai-sense)

• हेमगर्भाणि: gold-containing / golden
• हेमगर्भाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमगर्भ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active (parasmai-sense)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जग्मुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• धृतव्रताः: firm in vows / vow-observant
• धृतव्रताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• Hemagarbhāṇi phalāni (gold-filled fruits)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfastness in vows and dharma requires detachment: even attractive, wealth-laden offerings should be renounced when they threaten to distract from spiritual discipline and ethical resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

After making a statement (implied by “having said thus”), the sages abandon the gold-filled fruits and leave the place, demonstrating their firmness in vows and refusal to be swayed by material temptation.