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Shloka 13

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

अनवज्ञा पितुर्युक्ता धारणं मातृरक्षणम्‌ । युक्तक्षमावुभावेतौ नातिवर्तेत मां कथम्‌

anavajñā pitur yuktā dhāraṇaṃ mātṛrakṣaṇam | yuktakṣamāv ubhāv etau nātivarteta māṃ katham

Bhishma nói: “Không được khinh suất với cha, và việc nâng đỡ, che chở mẹ cũng là bổn phận chính đáng. Khi cả hai đều là nghĩa vụ đúng đắn, làm sao ta có thể trái lệnh mẹ được?”

अनवज्ञाnon-disrespect, not slighting
अनवज्ञा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनवज्ञा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
युक्ताproper, appropriate
युक्ता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
धारणम्supporting, maintaining
धारणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधारण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मातृof the mother
मातृ:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
रक्षणम्protection
रक्षणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
युक्तproper, fitting
युक्त:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
क्षमाforbearance, forgiveness
क्षमा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षमा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
एतौthese two
एतौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिवर्तेतshould transgress, should overstep
अतिवर्तेत:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-√वृत्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
F
father
M
mother

Educational Q&A

One should neither disrespect the father nor neglect the protection and support of the mother; when duties to parents are righteous, one should not transgress them, even under pressure.

In Shanti Parva’s instruction, Bhishma explains his ethical reasoning: he frames obedience to a mother’s directive as consistent with dharma, alongside the duty of honoring the father.