Shloka 137

धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच एतत्‌ ते सर्वमाख्यातं नारदोक्तं मयेरितम्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ nāradoktaṃ mayā īritam

Translation

ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਇਹ ਸਭ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ; ਜੋ ਨਾਰਦ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ, ਉਹੀ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ਹੈ।

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), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आख्यातम्: told, explained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• नारद-उक्तम्: spoken by Narada
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारद + वच् (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• ईरितम्: uttered, stated
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes faithful transmission of dharmic instruction: Bhīṣma presents his discourse as a complete account rooted in Nārada’s prior teaching, underscoring the authority and continuity of ethical knowledge through a recognized tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma concludes or rounds off a section of instruction by telling his listener that he has now fully related what Nārada had said, marking a transition point in the ongoing Shānti Parva dialogue.