Shloka 76

छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear

Devanagari script

आनीय सा तदा तस्मै प्रादादसकृदच्युत । प्रभो! इस विषयमें महर्षि जमदग्नि और महात्मा भगवान्‌ सूर्यके संवादका वर्णन किया जाता है। पूर्वकालकी बात है

Transliteration

ānīya sā tadā tasmai prādād asakṛd acyuta | prabho! asmin viṣaye maharṣi-jamadagni-mahātmā-bhagavat-sūryayoḥ saṃvādasya varṇanaṃ kathyate | pūrvakālasya vṛttāntam—ekadā bhṛgunandanaḥ bhagavān jamadagniḥ dhanur-vidhāna-krīḍāṃ kurvan āsīt | dharmāc cyuta na bhava yudhiṣṭhira! sa punaḥ punaḥ dhanuṣi bāṇān āropya tān mumoca, te ca sarve tejasvinaḥ bāṇāḥ patnyā reṇukayā ānīyānīya tasmai punar api pradīyante sma |

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଅଚ୍ୟୁତ! ସେ (ରେଣୁକା) ସେହି ବାଣଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଆଣି ତାଙ୍କୁ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ଦେଉଥିଲା। ପ୍ରଭୋ, ଏହି ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ମହର୍ଷି ଜମଦଗ୍ନି ଓ ମହାତ୍ମା ଭଗବାନ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କ ସମ୍ବାଦ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣିତ ହୁଏ। ପୁରାତନ କାଳରେ ଏକ ଦିନ ଭୃଗୁବଂଶୀ ଜମଦଗ୍ନି ଧନୁର୍ବିଦ୍ୟାର କ୍ରୀଡ଼ା କରୁଥିଲେ। ହେ ଧର୍ମନିଷ୍ଠ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର! ସେ ବାରମ୍ବାର ଧନୁଷରେ ବାଣ ସଂଧାନ କରି ସେହି ତେଜସ୍ବୀ ବାଣଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଛାଡ଼ୁଥିଲେ; ତାଙ୍କର ପତ୍ନୀ ରେଣୁକା ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ଆଣି ତାଙ୍କୁ ଫେରାଇ ଦେଉଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन, कर्तरि

• असकृत्: repeatedly
• असकृत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असकृत् (अव्यय)

• अच्युत: O Acyuta (Krishna)
• अच्युत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Acyuta (Krishna)
• Yudhishthira
• Maharshi Jamadagni
• Bhagavan Surya
• Renuka
• Bhrigu (implied via Bhṛgunandana)
• Bow (dhanus)
• Arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage foregrounds steadfastness in dharma and the ethical texture of household life: disciplined practice by the sage and devoted, repeated service by Renuka. It sets up a traditional ‘saṃvāda’ (dialogue) as a vehicle for moral instruction, showing how righteousness is sustained through constancy and supportive duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma introduces an ancient episode: Jamadagni is practicing archery as a sport/training, repeatedly shooting arrows. Renuka retrieves the brilliant arrows and hands them back to him again and again. This serves as the narrative lead-in to the dialogue between Jamadagni and Surya that will be recounted on this topic.