Shloka 30

प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting

Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue

Devanagari script

बल॑ धृतिर्विपाप्मा च पुण्यकृत्‌ पावनस्तथा । पार्ष्णिक्षेमा समूहश्च॒ दिव्यसानुस्तथैव च

Transliteration

balaṃ dhṛtir vipāpmā ca puṇyakṛt pāvanas tathā | pārṣṇikṣemā samūhaś ca divyasānus tathaiva ca ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «Сила и стойкость; безгрешность; творящий заслуги; очищающий; безопасность за спиной (верная защита с тыла); сплочённое воинство (общая поддержка); и божественная вершина (высокое, устремлённое к небу достижение) — всё это также относится к описываемым благим дарам.»

Word by Word

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धृतिः: steadfastness; fortitude
• धृतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विपाप्मा: free from sin
• विपाप्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपाप्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पुण्यकृत्: doer of merit; virtuous
• पुण्यकृत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यकृत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पावनः: purifying
• पावनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• पार्ष्णिक्षेमा: one who ensures safety/protection at the heels (rear-guard protector)
• पार्ष्णिक्षेमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्ष्णिक्षेम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समूहः: collection; assemblage
• समूहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समूह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दिव्यसानुः: having a divine summit/peak; divine-crested
• दिव्यसानुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्यसानु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse lists ethical and spiritual excellences—strength guided by fortitude, sinlessness, meritorious conduct, purifying influence, reliable protection, cohesive support, and lofty (divine) attainment—implying that true power is inseparable from virtue and communal stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his didactic discourse, enumerating auspicious qualities/benefits (as part of a larger catalog) to guide righteous living and the cultivation of character.