Shloka 226

Devanagari script

प्रतिपत्स्यति बीभत्सुर्भवतश्नौर्ध्वदेहिकम्‌ । “जिन स्त्रियोंका प्रसवकाल समीप हो, उनपर और छोटे बालकोंपर अर्जुन विशेषरूपसे ध्यान देंगे और वे ही आपका और्ध्वदेहिक संस्कार भी करेंगे

Transliteration

pratipatsyati bībhatsur bhavataḥ snauḥ ūrdhvadehikam |

Translation

Васудева сказал: «Арджуна, грозный в битве, возьмёт на себя твои посмертные обряды (और्ध्वदेहिक). Он проявит особую заботу о женщинах, близких к родам, и о малых детях, и сам совершит все положенные после твоего ухода ритуалы».

Word by Word

• प्रतिपत्स्यति: will undertake / will perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद्
• Form: Lṛṭ, Simple future, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बीभत्सुः: Bībhatsu (Arjuna)
• बीभत्सुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीभत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवतः: of you / your
• भवतः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• और्ध्वदेहिकम्: funeral rite (post-death rite)
• और्ध्वदेहिकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्ध्वदेहिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वसुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Arjuna (Bībhatsu)
• grandson (daughter’s son)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharma as responsibility: ensuring proper post-death rites for elders and safeguarding vulnerable dependents (women near childbirth and small children) through a capable protector.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasudeva indicates that Arjuna will take charge of the family’s immediate obligations after death—performing the required ūrdhvadehika rites and providing focused protection and care to those most at risk.