Shloka 41

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

यत्‌ तु मे कथितं तात मुनिभिर्भावितात्मभि: । पुराणगीतं धर्मज्ञ तच्छुणुष्व यथातथम्‌,तात धर्मज्ञ! पवित्र अन्तःकरणवाले मुनियोंने मुझसे जो पुराणप्रतिपादित यथार्थ बातें कही हैं, उन्हें बताता हूँ, सुनो

Transliteration

yat tu me kathitaṃ tāta munibhir bhāvitātmabhiḥ | purāṇagītaṃ dharmajña tac chṛṇuṣva yathātatham ||

Translation

Nhưng nay, hỡi con yêu, bậc hiểu biết dharma, hãy nghe đúng như thật. Điều các hiền triết có nội tâm thanh tịnh đã truyền dạy cho ta—một giáo huấn cổ xưa được xướng tụng trong truyền thống Purāṇa—ta sẽ thuật lại nguyên vẹn, không sai khác.

Word by Word

• {'yat tu': 'but that which

• now as for what', 'me': 'to me

• by me', 'kathitam': 'told

• communicated', 'tāta': 'dear one

• child (a term of address)', 'munibhiḥ': 'by sages

• by silent seers', 'bhāvitātmabhiḥ': 'by those whose selves are cultivated/purified

• of disciplined inner nature', 'purāṇagītam': 'an ancient (Purāṇic) song/teaching

• a traditional sacred narration', 'dharmajña': 'knower of dharma

• one skilled in righteousness and duty', 'tat': 'that', 'śṛṇuṣva': 'listen

• hear (imperative)', 'yathātatham': 'as it truly is

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• muni (sages)
• Purāṇa (as a tradition/genre)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes faithful transmission of dharma: teachings received from spiritually refined sages should be conveyed and heard “as they truly are,” without distortion, because ethical guidance depends on accurate understanding of authoritative tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma begins (or continues) an instructive discourse, telling his listener to pay attention as he recounts an ancient Purāṇic teaching that sages of purified mind had previously communicated to him.