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Shloka 26

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तो भूगुणा राजन्‌ भरद्वाज: प्रतापवान्‌ | भृगुं परमधर्मात्मा विस्मित: प्रत्यपूजयत्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | ity ukto bhṛguṇā rājan bharadvājaḥ pratāpavān | bhṛguṃ paramadharmātmā vismitaḥ pratyapūjayat ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Tâu Đại vương, khi Bhṛgu đã nói như vậy, Bharadvāja lẫy lừng—người hết lòng phụng sự Dharma—bỗng tràn đầy kinh ngạc và với lòng tôn kính đã cung kính cúng dường, tôn vinh Bhṛgu đúng phép.”

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been addressed / spoken to

भृगुणाby Bhrigu

राजन्O king

भरद्वाजःBharadvaja

प्रतापवान्mighty, valorous

भृगुम्Bhrigu (as object)

परमधर्मात्माof supremely righteous nature

विस्मितःastonished

प्रत्यपूजयत्honored, worshipped (in return)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

King (Yudhishthira, addressed as rājan in context)

Bhrigu

Bharadvaja

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?

The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: when receiving instruction or a significant statement from a venerable authority, one should respond with humility and respectful honor. Reverence (pūjā) is presented as an ethical response to wisdom and spiritual stature.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates to the king that after Bhrigu spoke, Bharadvaja—renowned for righteousness and power—became astonished and then honored Bhrigu, acknowledging his stature and the import of his words.