Shloka 33
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
Devanagari script
इत्युक्त्वा तांस्ततो देवा: पुनरेव महीमिमाम्
Transliteration
ity uktvā tāṁs tato devāḥ punar eva mahīm imām
Translation
Сказав им это, боги вновь обратили внимание на эту самую землю — возвращаясь к ней, чтобы продолжить предначертанное, в согласии с космическим порядком и долгом.
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
FormAvyaya (quotative particle)
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable; prior action
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ततःthen/from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (adverb)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
FormAvyaya (adverb)
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya (emphatic particle)
महीम्the earth
महीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमही
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
भ
भीष्म (Bhīṣma)द
देवाः (the gods)म
मही (Earth)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that divine action follows spoken resolve and is directed toward restoring or maintaining dharma on earth; speech (decision/command) is followed by purposeful return to worldly responsibility.
Bhīṣma narrates that after addressing certain beings (“them”), the gods proceed again toward the earth, indicating a renewed engagement with earthly affairs as the next step in the story.