Shloka 72

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

Devanagari script

एवं स गौतमस्तत्र प्रीतः पुत्रस्य भारत । कर्मणा तेन कौरव्य चिरकारितया तथा

Transliteration

evaṃ sa gautamas tatra prītaḥ putrasya bhārata | karmaṇā tena kauravya cirakāritayā tathā ||

Translation

Assim, ali Gautama ficou satisfeito com seu filho, ó Bhārata—satisfeito por aquele feito, ó Kauravya, e igualmente pelo esforço paciente e prolongado que o sustentou.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

सःhe

गौतमःGautama

तत्रthere

प्रीतःpleased, satisfied

पुत्रस्यof (his) son

भारतO Bharata

कर्मणाby the deed

तेनby that

कौरव्यO Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)

चिरकारितयाby (its) having been long delayed / long in the doing

तथाso, likewise

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gautama

Gautama's son

Bhīṣma

Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by addresses Bhārata/Kauravya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous action (karma) performed with patience and sustained effort earns the approval of elders and supports dharma; virtue is shown not only in the deed but in steadfast perseverance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues a dharma-illustration, stating that the sage Gautama became pleased with his son because of the son’s deed and the long, persevering manner in which it was carried out.