Shloka 8

Śrāddha-dvija-parīkṣā: Paṅkti-dūṣa and Paṅkti-pāvana (श्राद्धे द्विजपरीक्षा—पङ्क्तिदूष-पङ्क्तिपावन)

Devanagari script

येष्वह:सु कृतै: श्राद्धैर्यत्‌ फलं प्राप्पतेडनघ । तत्‌ सर्व कीर्तयिष्यामि यथावत्‌ तन्निबोध मे

Transliteration

Bhīṣma uvāca: yeṣv ahaḥsu kṛtaiḥ śrāddhair yat phalaṁ prāpyate 'nagha, tat sarvaṁ kīrtayiṣyāmi yathāvat tan nibodha me, niṣpāpa nareśa!

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «О безупречный царь, я полностью — и как оно есть на самом деле — опишу плоды, обретаемые при совершении шраддхи в определённые дни. Слушай меня внимательно, о безгрешный владыка.»

Word by Word

• येषु: in which (days)
• येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• अहःसु: on days
• अहःसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• कृतैः: performed/done
• कृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (कृत)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• श्राद्धैः: by śrāddha rites
• श्राद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• यत्: which/that (what)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्यते: is obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Present, Passive (Karmani), 3rd, Singular

• अनघ: O sinless one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्: that (all that)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• कीर्तयिष्यामि: I shall declare/tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (कृ caus.)
• Form: Simple Future, Active (Parasmaipada), 1st, Singular

• यथावत्: properly, as it is
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निबोध: understand; listen attentively
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + बुध्
• Form: Imperative, Active (Parasmaipada), 2nd, Singular

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive/Dative, Singular

• निष्पाप: O sinless one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्पाप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नरेश: O king (lord of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ईश
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• nareśa (the king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)
• śrāddha (ancestral rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma introduces a systematic teaching: the merit (phala) of śrāddha varies according to the day on which it is performed, and he will enumerate these results accurately for the king to understand and follow as dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma addresses the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) and prepares to explain the outcomes of performing ancestral rites on specific days, signaling a detailed dharma-śāstra style exposition to follow.