Shloka 26

Devanagari script

भूमिभागास्तथा पुण्या गड्जाद्वारमथापि च । ऋषिकुल्यास्तथा मेध्या नद्य: सिंधुवहास्तथा

Transliteration

bhūmibhāgās tathā puṇyā gaṅgādvāram athāpi ca | ṛṣikulyās tathā medhyā nadyaḥ sindhuvahās tathā ||

Translation

زمین کے بعض خطّے بھی پُنّیہ ہیں؛ گنگادوار بھی، اور رِشی کُلیا بھی۔ اور جو ندیاں سِندھو کی طرف بہتی ہیں، وہ بھی پاکیزہ اور مُقدّس ہیں۔

Word by Word

• भूमिभागाः: parts/regions of the earth
• भूमिभागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• पुण्याः: holy/meritorious
• पुण्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गङ्गाद्वारम्: Ganga-gate (Haridwar)
• गङ्गाद्वारम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गाद्वार
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then/now/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

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

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

• ऋषिकुल्याः: the river(s) named Ṛṣikulyā
• ऋषिकुल्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिकुल्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मेध्याः: pure/fit for sacrifice
• मेध्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेध्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सिन्धुवहाः: flowing to the sea (lit. sea-carrying)
• सिन्धुवहाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिन्धुवह
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (speaker)
• Bhūmibhāga (sacred regions of the earth)
• Gaṅgādvāra (Haridwar)
• Ṛṣikulyā (river)
• Nadyaḥ (rivers)
• Sindhu (Indus/sea)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Recollection and reverence of sacred lands and rivers is presented as a dharmic practice that purifies the mind and aligns one with auspiciousness; holiness is linked to ethical self-cultivation (humility, restraint, and faith) rather than mere geography.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma is enumerating holy regions and tīrthas as part of a broader litany/invocation. The verse highlights specific sacred sites (Gaṅgādvāra, Ṛṣikulyā) and sanctifying rivers, contributing to a protective and merit-generating remembrance.