Shloka 38

Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)

Devanagari script

मानुषेषु च कुर्वाणा: प्रजा: कर्म शुभास्तव । निवत्स्यन्ति महाभागे सर्वा दुहितरश्न ते,महाभागे! तुम्हारी सभी शुभ संतानें--समस्त पुत्र और कन्याएँ मानवलोकमें उपयुक्त कर्म करती हुई निवास करेंगी

Transliteration

mānuṣeṣu ca kurvāṇāḥ prajāḥ karmāṇi śubhāni tava | nivatsyanti mahābhāge sarvā duhitaraś ca te ||

Translation

మహాభాగ్యవతీ! నీ సమస్త సంతానం—పుత్రులు, కుమార్తెలు—మానవలోకమున శుభమయమైన, తగిన కర్మలను ఆచరించుచు నివసించెదరు.

Word by Word

मानुषेषुamong humans / in the human world

चand

कुर्वाणाःdoing / performing

प्रजाःoffspring / children

कर्मdeed / duty

शुभाःauspicious / good

तवof you / your

निवत्स्यन्तिwill dwell / will reside

महाभागेO fortunate lady

सर्वाःall

दुहितरःdaughters

चand

तेof you / your

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?

A true blessing is that one’s children live in the human world as ethical agents—performing appropriate, auspicious deeds (śubha-karman) in alignment with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma addresses a noble lady (mahābhāge) and offers a benediction/assurance regarding her progeny: all her sons and daughters will reside among humans and engage in fitting, virtuous actions.