Shloka 23

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच ते सर्वमेवानुचक्रु: कायव्यस्यानुशासनम्‌ । वृद्धि च लेभिरे सर्वे पापेभ्यश्षाप्युपारमन्‌,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! यह सुनकर उन दस्युओंने कायव्यकी सारी आज्ञा मान ली और सदा उसका अनुसरण किया। इससे उन सभीकी उन्नति हुई और वे पाप-कर्मोसे हट गये

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca te sarvam evānucakruḥ kāyavyasyānuśāsanam | vṛddhiṃ ca lebhire sarve pāpebhyaś cāpy uparaman ||

Translation

Bhishma thưa: “Tâu Đại vương, nghe lời ấy xong, những Dasyu kia đều tiếp nhận và một lòng noi theo mọi lời chỉ dạy của Kāyavya. Nhờ vậy, tất cả đều hưng thịnh, và cũng dứt bỏ các việc tội lỗi.”

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

तेthey/those (people)

सर्वम्all, entire

एवindeed, just

अनुचक्रुःfollowed, acted in accordance with

कायव्यस्यof Kayavya (proper name)

अनुशासनम्instruction, command, discipline

वृद्धिम्growth, prosperity

चand

लेभिरेobtained, attained

सर्वेall (of them)

पापेभ्यःfrom sins/evil deeds

चand

अपिalso, even

उपारमन्desisted, ceased

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Rājan (the king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)

Kāyavya

Dasyu (dasyavaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Right guidance (anuśāsana) sincerely followed leads to tangible uplift (vṛddhi) and moral purification—people can abandon pāpa when they accept discipline and consistently practice it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma reports to the king that the dāsyus, after hearing Kāyavya, adopted his instructions, continued to follow them, gained prosperity, and stopped engaging in sinful actions.