Shloka 34

Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma

Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins

Devanagari script

देवतातिथिशेषेण फलमूलाशनो द्विज: । धर्मे चास्य महाराज दृढा बुद्धिरजायत,देवताओं और अतिथियोंको अर्पण करके शेष बचे हुए फल-मूल आदिका वह आहार करता था। महाराज! धर्मके विषयमें उसकी बुद्धि अटल हो गयी थी

Transliteration

devatātithiśeṣeṇa phalamūlāśano dvijaḥ | dharme cāsya mahārāja dṛḍhā buddhir ajāyata ||

Translation

देवतातिथिशेषेण फलमूलाशनो द्विजः। धर्मे चास्य महाराज दृढा बुद्धिरजायत॥

Word by Word

देवताःdeities (as recipients of offering)

अतिथिःguest

शेषेणwith the remainder

फलfruit

मूलroot (edible root)

अशनःeating; subsisting on

द्विजःa brahmin (twice-born)

धर्मेin dharma; regarding righteousness

चand

अस्यof him; his

महाराजO great king

दृढाfirm; steadfast

बुद्धिःunderstanding; resolve

अजायतarose; came into being

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Mahārāja (the king being addressed)

dvija (a brahmin)

devatā (gods)

atithi (guests)

phala-mūla (fruits and roots)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes