Shloka 31

Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)

Devanagari script

ततो जित्वा महीं कृत्स्नां रामो राजीवलोचन:,महाराज! इसके बाद सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वीको जीतकर वीर कमलनयन परशुरामजीने ब्राह्मणों और क्षत्रियोंद्वारा सम्मानित तथा सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंको पूर्ण करनेवाले अश्वमेध यज्ञका अनुष्ठान किया

Transliteration

tato jitvā mahīṁ kṛtsnāṁ rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ | mahārāja! tataḥ samastaṁ pṛthivīṁ jitvā vīraḥ kamalanayanaḥ paraśurāmaḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyaiś ca satkṛtaṁ sarvakāmapradaṁ cāśvamedhayajñaṁ samājahāra ||

Translation

ఆపై, ఓ మహారాజా! సమస్త భూమిని జయించిన వీరుడు పద్మనేత్రుడైన పరశురాముడు బ్రాహ్మణక్షత్రియులచే పూజింపబడే, సమస్త కామనలను నెరవేర్చే అశ్వమేధ యజ్ఞాన్ని నిర్వహించాడు।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), prior action; agent same as main verb

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्स्नाम्: entire, whole
• कृत्स्नाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with महीम्)

• रामः: Rama (Parashurama)
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजीव-लोचनः: lotus-eyed
• राजीव-लोचनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजीवलोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (agreeing with रामः)

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Mahārāja (the king addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira in context)
• Rama (Paraśurāma)
• Earth (mahī/pṛthivī)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Kṣatriyas
• Aśvamedha yajña

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that worldly conquest is not presented as an end in itself; it is followed by a Vedic sacrifice that confers social-religious legitimacy. Power is framed as accountable to dharma, mediated through ritual and recognition by both Brahmins and Kshatriyas.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that Paraśurāma (Rama), after conquering the whole earth, performs the Aśvamedha sacrifice—an eminent royal rite—described as honored by the leading social orders and as capable of fulfilling aims and desires.