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Shloka 29

Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)

आरणेयो विशुद्धात्मा नभसीव दिवाकर: । अथ व्यास: परिक्षिप्तं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्‌

āraṇeyo viśuddhātmā nabhasīva divākaraḥ | atha vyāsaḥ parikṣiptaṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam ||

Disse Bhīṣma: “Āraṇeya, puro de espírito, resplandecia como o sol no céu. Então Vyāsa apareceu—como um fogo aceso que arde em chamas.” O verso eleva a atmosfera moral do discurso ao retratar os sábios como encarnações de pureza interior e poder espiritual; sua presença, por si só, impõe reverência e anuncia a gravidade do ensinamento que se seguirá.

आरणेयःĀraṇeya (a proper name)
आरणेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआरणेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विशुद्धात्माone whose self is pure
विशुद्धात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविशुद्धात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नभसिin the sky
नभसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनभस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
दिवाकरःthe sun
दिवाकरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिवाकर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अथthen, now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
व्यासःVyāsa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परिक्षिप्तम्thrown around / surrounded / encompassed
परिक्षिप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि-क्षिप्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ज्वलन्तम्blazing
ज्वलन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootज्वल्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पावकम्fire
पावकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपावक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Ā
Āraṇeya
V
Vyāsa
S
Sun (Divākara)
F
Fire (Pāvaka/Agni)
S
Sky (Nabhas)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores that true authority in dharma-teaching rests on inner purity and spiritual radiance: sages are depicted as luminous and purifying forces (sun and fire), suggesting that ethical instruction is strengthened by the teacher’s realized character.

Bhīṣma describes the appearance/presence of two revered figures—Āraṇeya and then Vyāsa—using vivid similes: Āraṇeya shines like the sun in the sky, and Vyāsa arrives like a newly kindled, blazing fire, marking a solemn and powerful moment in the discourse.