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Shloka 26

Bhūmi-dānasya Māhātmya

The Pre-eminence of Land-Gift

अतीतानागते चोभे पितृवंशं च भारत । तारयेद्‌ वृक्षरोपी च तस्माद्‌ वक्षांश्ष रोपयेत्‌

atītānāgate cobhe pitṛvaṁśaṁ ca bhārata | tārayet vṛkṣaropī ca tasmād vṛkṣāṁś ca ropayet bharatanandana ||

ఓ భారతా! వృక్షాలు నాటే పురుషుడు గతించిన పూర్వజులను, రాబోయే సంతానాన్ని—ఇద్దరినీ, అలాగే సమస్త పితృవంశాన్నీ उद्धరిస్తాడు. అందువల్ల, ఓ భరతనందనా, వృక్షాలను తప్పక నాటాలి।

अतीतानागतेthe past and the future (ones)
अतीतानागते:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअतीत + अनागत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
पितृवंशम्the line of ancestors / paternal lineage
पितृवंशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृवंश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तारयेत्would deliver / should save
तारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वृक्षरोपीa tree-planter
वृक्षरोपी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्षरोपिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
वृक्षान्trees
वृक्षान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रोपयेत्should plant
रोपयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootरुप् (रोपयति, causative of रुह्/रुह्-सम्बद्ध)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भरतनन्दनO delight of Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
भरतनन्दन:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभरतनन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
B
Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)
P
pitṛvaṁśa (ancestral lineage)
V
vṛkṣa (trees)

Educational Q&A

Planting trees is presented as a powerful dharmic act whose benefit extends beyond the individual to ancestors, descendants, and the whole lineage—an ethical duty with long-term, life-sustaining consequences.

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma advises Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct and merit-producing deeds, here emphasizing tree-planting as a means of welfare and spiritual uplift for one’s family line across time.