Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 55 Shloka 33 - Mahabharata | Tamil | Vedapath

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Shloka 33

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

यथादेशं महर्षेस्तु शुश्रूषापरमौ तदा । बभूवतुर्महाराज प्रयतावथ दम्पती,महाराज! वे दोनों दम्पति मन और इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके महर्षिके आज्ञानुसार उनकी सेवामें लगे रहे

Transliteration

yathādeśaṃ maharṣes tu śuśrūṣāparamau tadā | babhūvatur mahārāja prayatāv atha dampatī ||

Translation

மகாராஜா! அப்போது அந்த தம்பதியர் மகரிஷியின் ஆணைப்படியே சேவையையே முதன்மையாகக் கொண்டு, மனமும் புலன்களும் அடக்கி, மிகுந்த கவனத்துடன் பணிவிடை செய்தனர்.

Word by Word

यथाas, according to

आदेशम्command, instruction

महर्षेःof the great sage

तुindeed, but

शुश्रूषा-परमौhaving service as the highest aim; devoted to service

तदाthen, at that time

बभूवतुःthey two became / were

महाराजO great king

प्रयतौrestrained, self-controlled, disciplined

अथthen, and

दम्पतीthe couple (husband and wife)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Mahārāja (the king being addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira in context)

Mahārṣi (a great sage)

Dampatī (the husband-and-wife couple)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharma is shown through disciplined service: restraining mind and senses, and faithfully carrying out a worthy teacher’s instructions with humility and care.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a husband and wife who, devoted to attending a great sage, live in self-restraint and serve him precisely as he directs.