Shloka 11

Vyaktāvyakta-Viveka and Nivṛtti as Paramā Gati

Manifest–Unmanifest Discrimination and the Supreme Path of Withdrawal

Devanagari script

तदिदं ब्रह्म वाष्णेयमितिहासं शृणुष्व मे । ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मुणै: श्राव्यो राजन्य: क्षत्रियैस्तथा

Transliteration

tad idaṁ brahma vārṣṇeyam itihāsaṁ śṛṇuṣva me | brāhmaṇo brāhmaṇaiḥ śrāvyo rājanyaḥ kṣatriyais tathā ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଏବେ ମୋ ପାଖରୁ ବୃଷ୍ଣିବଂଶ-ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ ଏହି ବ୍ରହ୍ମ-ଇତିହାସ ଶୁଣ। ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କୁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ, ଏବଂ ରାଜନ୍ୟ (କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟ)ଙ୍କୁ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଏହା ଶ୍ରାବ୍ୟ କରାଯିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• ब्रह्म: Brahman; the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वाष्णेयम्: pertaining to the Vṛṣṇis
• वाष्णेयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाष्णेय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इतिहासम्: legend; historical narrative
• इतिहासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मे: of me; from me
• मे: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणैः: by Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• श्राव्यः: should be recited/made to hear
• श्राव्यः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, gerundive (potential passive participle) from √श्रु/श्रावय (causative sense) meaning 'to be made to hear'

• राजन्यः: a Kṣatriya (royal man)
• राजन्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रियैः: by Kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रियैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: likewise; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vārṣṇeya (Vṛṣṇi lineage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred knowledge (brahma/itihāsa) should be transmitted responsibly within appropriate circles, emphasizing disciplined preservation and proper recitation according to social-ritual norms.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma introduces a holy account associated with the Vārṣṇeya (Vṛṣṇi) tradition and states who should recite it to whom, setting the frame for the teaching that follows.