Shloka 8

स्त्रीस्वभावप्रश्नः — Nārada and Pañcacūḍā on Strī-svabhāva

Anuśāsana-parva 38

Devanagari script

श्रीक्ष बुद्धिश्च तेजश्न विभूतिश्व॒ प्रतापिनी । स्वाध्याये चैव माहात्म्यं विपुलं प्रतिपत्स्यते

Transliteration

śrīkṣa buddhis ca tejaś ca vibhūtiś ca pratāpinī | svādhyāye caiva māhātmyaṃ vipulaṃ pratipatsyate ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Nhờ giữ vững dharma của chính mình, người ta đạt được phú quý, trí tuệ sáng suốt, khí lực rực sáng (tejas) và uy thế hiển hách. Hơn nữa, nhờ svādhyāya—tự học và tụng đọc giáo pháp thánh—người ấy thấu đạt được đại uy lực và giá trị sâu rộng của nó.”

Word by Word

• श्रीः: fortune, prosperity
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्धिः: intellect
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजः: splendor, vigor
• तेजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विभूतिः: power, prosperity, lordly fortune
• विभूतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• प्रतापिनी: endowed with valor/majesty
• प्रतापिनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापिन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वाध्याये: in/with self-study (of Veda)
• स्वाध्याये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, exalted merit
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विपुलम्: abundant, vast
• विपुलम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतिपत्स्यते: will be obtained/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पद्
• Form: Future (Simple Future/luṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Observing one’s own dharma brings both worldly excellence (prosperity, intelligence, vigor, influence) and inner growth; disciplined svādhyāya reveals the profound value and transformative power of sacred learning.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct, emphasizing the tangible and spiritual fruits of living according to svadharma and engaging in svādhyāya.