Shloka 33

Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala

On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving

Devanagari script

शिरसा वन्दनीयं तमवन्दत च पार्थिव: । उन्होंने राजाकी ओर देखकर कहा--'भूपाल! शीघ्र यहाँ आओ।” उनके इस प्रकार आदेश देनेपर पत्नीसहित राजा उनके पास गये तथा उन वन्दनीय महामुनिको उन्होंने मस्तक झुकाकर प्रणाम किया ।।

Transliteration

śirasā vandanīyaṃ tam avandata ca pārthivaḥ | tasyāśiṣaḥ prayujyātha sa muniḥ taṃ narādhipam |

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: Nhà vua cúi đầu đảnh lễ vị đại hiền thánh đáng được tôn kính ấy. Rồi sau khi ban phúc, bậc đại khổ hạnh cất lời với bậc quân vương—nêu rõ rằng quyền uy chân chính phải được thi hành với lòng khiêm cung trước công đức tâm linh, và rằng dharma được gìn giữ khi quyền lực biết tôn kính trí tuệ.

Word by Word

• शिरसा: with (his) head; by bowing the head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वन्दनीयम्: worthy of reverence
• वन्दनीयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्दनीय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवन्दत: bowed to; saluted
• अवन्दत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

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

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him; his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• आशिषः: blessings
• आशिषः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशिष्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रयुज्य: having bestowed; having applied
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + युज्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नराधिपम्: the lord of men; king
• नराधिपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• the king (pārthiva/narādhipa)
• the sage (muni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Worldly power is refined by humility: a king upholds dharma when he honors spiritual excellence, seeks blessings, and submits ego before wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

A king approaches a venerable sage, bows with his head in reverence, and the sage then bestows blessings and proceeds to address him.