Shloka 49

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)

Devanagari script

आकर्णयय भक्‍्त्या सततं जयाख्यं भारतं महत्‌ । श्रीक्ष कीर्तिस्तथा विद्या भवन्ति सहिता: सदा

Transliteration

ākarṇayati bhaktyā satataṃ jayākhyaṃ bhārataṃ mahat | śrīḥ kīrtis tathā vidyā bhavanti sahitāḥ sadā ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—‘ଜୟ’ ନାମେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଏହି ମହାନ ଭାରତ-ଇତିହାସକୁ ଯେ ଭକ୍ତିସହିତ ସଦା ଶୁଣେ, ତାହାର ନିକଟେ ଶ୍ରୀ, କୀର୍ତ୍ତି ଓ ବିଦ୍ୟା—ଏ ତିନିଟି ସଦା ସହିତ ରହେ।

Word by Word

• आकर्णयेत्: should listen/hear
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कर्णय् (कर्णयति)
• Form: Vidhi-linga, injunctive/optative (potential), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• सततम्: always/continually
• सततम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• जयाख्यम्: called 'Jaya'
• जयाख्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयाख्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• भारतं: the Bharata (Mahabharata)
• भारतं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• श्रीः: prosperity/splendour
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• तथा: and/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• विद्या: knowledge/learning
• विद्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• भवन्ति: are/become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Lat, present, 3, plural, Parasmaipada

• सहिताः: together/associated
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Jaya
• Bhārata (Mahābhārata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Devotional listening to the Mahābhārata (as ‘Jaya’) is presented as a meritorious practice whose fruit is a harmonious triad: prosperity (śrī), reputation (kīrti), and learning (vidyā).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the closing context of the epic, Vaiśaṃpāyana delivers a phalaśruti-style statement, praising the benefit of regularly hearing the Bhārata and affirming the auspicious results for the listener.