Shloka 18

Devanagari script

योग: क्षेमश्व ते नित्यं ब्राह्मणेष्वस्तु भारत

Transliteration

yogaḥ kṣemaś ca te nityaṁ brāhmaṇeṣv astu bhārata

Translation

ఓ భారతా, బ్రాహ్మణుల మధ్య నీకు నిత్యం యోగం (సమృద్ధి) మరియు క్షేమం (సురక్ష) కలుగుగాక.

Word by Word

• योगः: welfare/prosperity (yoga)
• योगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षेमः: security/well-being (kṣema)
• क्षेमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• ब्राह्मणेषु: among/in the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अस्तु: may it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse offers a benediction that a ruler’s enduring welfare (yoga) and security (kṣema) depend on maintaining harmonious, respectful relations with Brāhmaṇas—guardians of learning, ritual, and moral counsel in the dharma framework.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct; here he concludes or punctuates a point with a blessing, wishing Yudhiṣṭhira constant prosperity and safety in his dealings with Brāhmaṇas.