Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रिंशद्गुणे काले लभते वैश्यतामपि । वैश्यतायां चिरं कालं तत्रैव परिवर्तते,“तत्पश्चात्‌ तीसगुना समय बीतनेपर वह वैश्य-योनिमें आता है और चिरकालतक उसीमें चक्कर काटता रहता है

Transliteration

tatas tribad-gue k01le labhate vaibyat01m api | vaibyat01y01 ciram k01la tatraiva parivartate |

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను— ఆపై ముప్పై రెట్లు కాలం గడిచిన తరువాత అతడు వైశ్యయోనినికూడా పొందుతాడు; వైశ్యుడై కూడా దీర్ఘకాలం అదే స్థితిలోనే తిరుగుతాడు.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

त्रिंशत्-गुणेin (the) thirtyfold (measure)

कालेin time/at a time

लभतेobtains, attains

वैश्यताम्the state of being a Vaiśya

अपिalso, even

वैश्यतायाम्in the state of being a Vaiśya

चिरम्for a long time

कालम्time (duration)

तत्रthere, in that condition

एवindeed, just

परिवर्ततेkeeps revolving/continues (in that state)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

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?

The verse presents a karmic progression across births: after a specified (thirtyfold) span of time, a being attains Vaishya status, and then remains for a long duration cycling within that same level—implying that ethical conduct and accumulated karma govern both ascent and stagnation in social-spiritual conditions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma continues an instructional discourse on the consequences of actions across time and rebirth, describing how, after a long measured period, one comes to be born as a Vaishya and then continues for a long time in that condition, repeatedly returning to it.