Shloka 11

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

इनके सिवा श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायन व्यास

Transliteration

eteṣāṃ caiva śrīkṛṣṇadvaipāyana-vyāsaḥ, japa-kartṝṇāṃ śreṣṭho dhaumyaḥ, devalaḥ, kāśyapaḥ, hastikāśyapaś ca, anye ca dīkṣā-indriya-saṃyama-sampannāḥ sādhu-maharṣayaḥ, deva-upamais tapasvibhiḥ siddhaiś ca śiṣyaiḥ sārdhaṃ tatra ājagmuḥ.

Translation

ان کے علاوہ شری کرشن-دویپاین ویاس بھی وہاں آئے؛ جپ کرنے والوں میں برتر دھومیہ، دیول، کاشیپ، ہستیکاشیپ اور دیگر بہت سے سادھو مہارشی بھی پہنچے۔ وہ سب دیکشا اور اندریہ-دم (حواس پر ضبط) سے آراستہ تھے اور اپنے دیوتا-صفت، تپسوی اور سِدھ شاگردوں کے ساتھ آئے۔

Word by Word

• eteṣām: of these
• eteṣām: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• śrīkṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ: Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• śrīkṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīkṛṣṇadvaipāyana
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vyāsaḥ: Vyāsa
• vyāsaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• japakartṝṇām: of those who perform japa
• japakartṝṇām: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa-kartṛ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• śreṣṭhaḥ: the best
• śreṣṭhaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• dhaumyaḥ: Dhaumya
• dhaumyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaumya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• devalaḥ: Devala
• devalaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: devala
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kāśyapaḥ: Kāśyapa
• kāśyapaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśyapa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hastikāśyapaḥ: Hasti-Kāśyapa
• hastikāśyapaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasti-kāśyapa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• anye: other
• anye: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• sādhu-maharṣayaḥ: saintly great seers
• sādhu-maharṣayaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu-maharṣi
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• dīkṣā-indriya-saṃyama-sampannāḥ: endowed with initiation and sense-control
• dīkṣā-indriya-saṃyama-sampannāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīkṣā-indriya-saṃyama-sampanna
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• sva: with their own
• sva: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: sva
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• devopamaiḥ: godlike
• devopamaiḥ: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva-upama
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• tapasvibhiḥ: ascetics
• tapasvibhiḥ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• siddhaiḥ: accomplished/perfected
• siddhaiḥ: Karana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: siddha
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• śiṣyaiḥ: disciples
• śiṣyaiḥ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• saha: together with
• saha: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra

• āyayuḥ: came/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (gati)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana Vyāsa
• Dhaumya
• Devala
• Kāśyapa
• Hastikāśyapa
• sādhu-maharṣayaḥ (other saintly great seers)
• śiṣyāḥ (disciples)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that true moral and spiritual authority rests on dīkṣā (consecrated discipline), indriya-saṃyama (sense-restraint), tapas (austerity), and siddhi (attainment). The arrival of such sages and their disciplined disciples signals an assembly grounded in dharma and validated by exemplary conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues listing revered figures who came to the gathering: Vyāsa, Dhaumya (praised as foremost among japa practitioners), Devala, Kāśyapa, Hastikāśyapa, and other great seers, all accompanied by their godlike, ascetic, accomplished disciples.