Shloka 132

धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माण्यदेवो भगवान्‌ प्रीयतां ते सनातनः

Transliteration

brahmāṇyadevo bhagavān prīyatāṁ te sanātanaḥ

Translation

బ్రాహ్మణ్యదేవుడైన సనాతన భగవాన్ నీపై ప్రసన్నుడగుగాక।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मण्यदेवः: the Brahmin-favoring god
• ब्रह्मण्यदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मण्य + देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीयताम्: may (he) be pleased
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-ling), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• Brahmins (brāhmaṇāḥ, implied by brahmāṇya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys a benediction grounded in dharma: divine favor is sought from the eternal Lord characterized as brahmāṇya—one who upholds Brahmins and the sacred-ethical order—implying that reverence for dharma and the custodians of Vedic learning aligns one with divine grace.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs and blesses the listener (contextually, the king seeking guidance after the war). Here he offers a concise blessing that the eternal Lord, famed for protecting the righteous order, may be pleased with the addressee.