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Shloka 13

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

अनवज्ञा पितुर्युक्ता धारणं मातृरक्षणम्‌ । युक्तक्षमावुभावेतौ नातिवर्तेत मां कथम्‌

anavajñā pitur yuktā dhāraṇaṃ mātṛrakṣaṇam | yuktakṣamāv ubhāv etau nātivarteta māṃ katham

తండ్రిని అవమానించకపోవడం యుక్తం; అలాగే తల్లిని పోషించి రక్షించడం కూడా పుత్రధర్మం. ఈ రెండూ ధర్మసమ్మత కర్తవ్యాలే; అట్లా అయితే నేను తల్లియొక్క ఆజ్ఞను ఎలా అతిక్రమించగలను?

अनवज्ञाnon-disrespect, not slighting
अनवज्ञा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनवज्ञा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
युक्ताproper, appropriate
युक्ता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
धारणम्supporting, maintaining
धारणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधारण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मातृof the mother
मातृ:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
रक्षणम्protection
रक्षणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
युक्तproper, fitting
युक्त:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
क्षमाforbearance, forgiveness
क्षमा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षमा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
एतौthese two
एतौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिवर्तेतshould transgress, should overstep
अतिवर्तेत:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-√वृत्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
F
father
M
mother

Educational Q&A

One should neither disrespect the father nor neglect the protection and support of the mother; when duties to parents are righteous, one should not transgress them, even under pressure.

In Shanti Parva’s instruction, Bhishma explains his ethical reasoning: he frames obedience to a mother’s directive as consistent with dharma, alongside the duty of honoring the father.