Shloka 14

Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

रामो दाशरथिश्वैव हुत्वा यज्ञेषु वै वसु । स गतो हाक्षयाँललोकान्‌ यस्य लोके महद्‌ यश:

Transliteration

rāmo dāśarathiś caiva hutvā yajñeṣu vai vasu | sa gato 'kṣayāṁl lokān yasya loke mahad yaśaḥ ||

Translation

भीष्म उवाच— दाशरथिर्वै रामो यज्ञेषु वसु बहु हुत्वा, लोके महद्यशः स्थापयित्वा, स अक्षयान् लोकान् जगाम।

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दाशरथिः: son of Dasharatha
• दाशरथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशरथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• हुत्वा: having offered (as oblation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Parasmaipada (usage)

• यज्ञेषु: in sacrifices
• यज्ञेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• वै: indeed/truly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वसु: wealth/treasure
• वसु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गतः: gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अक्षयान्: imperishable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• लोकान्: worlds/realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यस्य: whose
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter (as adjective used predicatively), Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Rama (Shri Ramachandra)
• Dasharatha
• yajña (sacrifice)
• vasu (wealth/offerings)
• akṣaya-loka (imperishable realms)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous leadership is shown through sacrificial duty and generous giving; fame rooted in dharma and public beneficence supports one’s passage to imperishable spiritual realms.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma cites Rama, son of Dasharatha, as a model king who performed sacrifices and offered abundant wealth, gained great renown in the world, and then attained the imperishable worlds.