Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 155 Shloka 88 - Mahabharata | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Shloka 88

Devanagari script

सदगति:ः सत्कृति: सत्ता सद्भूति: सत्परायण: । शूरसेनो यदुश्रेष्ठ: सन्निवास: सुयामुन:

Transliteration

sadgatiḥ satkṛtiḥ sattā sadbhūtiḥ satparāyaṇaḥ | śūraseno yaduśreṣṭhaḥ sannivāsaḥ suyāmunāḥ ||

Translation

भीष्म उवाच— सद्गतिः सत्कृतिः सत्ता सद्भूतिः सत्परायणः । शूरसेनो यदुश्रेष्ठः सन्निवासः सुयामुनः ॥

Word by Word

सद्गतिःgood/true refuge or goal (right course)

सत्कृतिःgood deed; noble action; proper honoring

सत्ताexistence; being

सद्भूतिःtrue prosperity; auspicious manifestation

सत्परायणःhaving the good as the supreme resort; ultimate refuge of the good

शूरसेनःhe whose army is of heroes; (also) Śūrasena (epithet/name)

यदुश्रेष्ठःbest among the Yadus

सन्निवासःabode; refuge; dwelling-place

सुयामुनःhe whose (connection with) Yamunā is excellent; well-associated with the Yamunā

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Yadu lineage (Yadus)

Yamunā (river/region)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Kṛṣṇa as the ethical and spiritual telos: the righteous aim for him as the highest good (sadgati, satparāyaṇa), while his nature is described as ever-real (sattā) and actively beneficent (satkṛti). It teaches that dharmic life culminates in taking refuge in the supreme, who is both transcendent reality and present protector.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction and praise, offering a litany of epithets for Kṛṣṇa. The verse functions as a devotional eulogy (stuti), identifying Kṛṣṇa’s lineage status (foremost among the Yadus), his heroic leadership, and his intimate association with the Yamunā region, while emphasizing his role as refuge for the virtuous.