Shloka 27

Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)

Devanagari script

सुमन्तुं च महाभागं वैशम्पायनमेव च । जैमिनिं च महाप्राज्ञं पैलं चापि तपस्विनम्‌

Transliteration

sumantuṁ ca mahābhāgaṁ vaiśampāyanam eva ca | jaiminiṁ ca mahāprājñaṁ pailaṁ cāpi tapasvinam ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు అన్నాడు—(వ్యాసుడు) మహాభాగ్యుడు సుమంతు, వైశంపాయనుడు, మహాప్రాజ్ఞుడు జైమిని, మరియు తపస్వి పైలుడు—ఇవరికీ (వేదాలను) బోధించాడు.

Word by Word

• सुमन्तुम्: Sumantu
• सुमन्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमन्तु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• महाभागम्: highly fortunate/noble
• महाभागम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वैशम्पायनम्: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• जैमिनिम्: Jaimini
• जैमिनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• महाप्राज्ञम्: very wise
• महाप्राज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पैलम्: Paila
• पैलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तपस्विनम्: ascetic
• तपस्विनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Sumantu
• Vaishampayana
• Jaimini
• Paila

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred knowledge is preserved and made effective through qualified transmission: disciples are described by merit—fortune, wisdom, and ascetic discipline—implying that learning is inseparable from ethical fitness and self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma lists the principal disciples associated with the tradition of Vyasa’s teaching—Sumantu, Vaishampayana, Jaimini, and Paila—situating the discussion within the lineage by which the Vedas and Itihasa were handed down.