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Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 104

ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors

Anuśāsana-parva 108

(य इमं शृणुयान्नित्यं यश्चापि परिकीर्तयेत्‌ स शुभानू प्राप्तुते लोकान्‌ सदाचारव्रतान्नूप ।।

ya imaṁ śṛṇuyān nityaṁ yaś cāpi parikīrtayet | sa śubhān prāpnute lokān sadācāra-vratān nṛpa ||

Bhīṣma nói: “Tâu Đại vương, ai mỗi ngày lắng nghe câu chuyện này, và ai cũng cất tiếng tụng đọc, người ấy nhờ uy lực của những lời nguyện đặt nền trên hạnh kiểm thiện lành mà đạt đến các cõi lành.”

यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शृणुयात्should hear
शृणुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नित्यम्always / daily
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
यःand who
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
परिकीर्तयेत्should recite / proclaim
परिकीर्तयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-कीर्तय् (√कीर्त्/√कीर् caus.)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुभान्auspicious
शुभान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्राप्नुयात्should attain
प्राप्नुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
लोकान्worlds / realms
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सदाचार-व्रतात्from (the power of) the vow of good conduct
सदाचार-व्रतात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसदाचार-व्रत
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
T
the King (Yudhishthira, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

Regular listening to and recitation of a dharmic narrative is itself a disciplined practice; when grounded in sadācāra (good conduct) and vrata (ethical observance), it yields spiritual merit culminating in attainment of auspicious realms.

At the close of the discourse, Bhishma gives a phalaśruti—an assurance of the fruit of the teaching—telling the king that daily hearing and proclaiming this account leads to blessed destinations by the power of righteous vows and conduct.