Shloka 25

भर्त॒नि:श्रेयसे युक्तास्त्यक्तात्मानो रणे हता: । ब्रह्मलोकगता: सिद्धा नातिक्रामन्ति भूमिदम्‌,जो अपने स्वामीका भला करनेके लिये रणभूमिमें मारे जाकर शरीर त्याग देते हैं और जो सिद्ध होकर ब्रह्मलोकमें पहुँच जाते हैं, वे भी भूमिदान करनेवाले पुरुषको लाँधकर आगे नहीं बढ़ने पाते

bhartṛ-niḥśreyase yuktās tyaktātmāno raṇe hatāḥ | brahmalokagatāḥ siddhā nātikrāmanti bhūmidam ||

بھیشم نے کہا—جو اپنے آقا کی بھلائی کے لیے جان نچھاور کر کے میدانِ جنگ میں مارے جاتے ہیں، اور جو کامل ہو کر برہملوک کو پہنچتے ہیں—وہ بھی زمین دان کرنے والے مرد کے ثواب سے آگے نہیں بڑھ سکتے۔

भर्तुःof the master
भर्तुः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
नि:श्रेयसेfor the highest good
नि:श्रेयसे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootनि:श्रेयस
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
युक्ताःdevoted/engaged
युक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
त्यक्तात्मानःhaving abandoned the body (self-sacrificing)
त्यक्तात्मानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्यक्तात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
हताःslain
हताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ब्रह्मलोकगताःgone to Brahmaloka
ब्रह्मलोकगताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मलोकगत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सिद्धाःperfected/accomplished
सिद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसिद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिक्रामन्तिoverstep/surpass
अतिक्रामन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-क्रम्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
भूमिदम्the giver of land
भूमिदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूमिद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
B
Brahmaloka
B
bhūmidam (land-donor)

Educational Q&A

The verse ranks bhūmidāna (donation of land) as an exceptionally powerful dharmic act: its merit is said to be so great that even heroic warriors who die for their lord’s welfare, and even siddhas who reach Brahmaloka, cannot surpass the land-donor’s spiritual reward.

In Bhīṣma’s instruction on gifts and dharma (Anuśāsana Parva), he praises the supremacy of certain forms of charity. Here he contrasts battlefield self-sacrifice and high celestial attainment with the merit of donating land, asserting the latter’s unsurpassed value.