Shloka 16

इन्द्रेण वृत्रवधः, ब्रह्महत्याया अनुगमनम्, तथा च विभाजन-निवासविधानम्

Indra’s defeat of Vṛtra; pursuit by Brahmahatyā; allocation of her abodes

Devanagari script

एतैरविंवर्धते तेज: पाप्मानमुपहन्ति च । सिध्यन्ति चास्य संकल्पा विज्ञानं च प्रवर्तते

Transliteration

etair abhivardhate tejaḥ pāpmānam upahanti ca | sidhyanti cāsya saṅkalpā vijñānaṃ ca pravartate ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Nhờ những pháp môn ấy, ánh sáng nội tâm và sức mạnh tinh thần tăng trưởng, tội lỗi bị đánh tan. Chí nguyện của người cầu đạo bắt đầu kết quả, và trí phân biệt chân thật (vijñāna) khởi lên, tiến triển trong tim.”

Word by Word

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अभिवर्धते: increases, grows
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• तेजः: splendor, energy
• तेजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पाप्मानम्: sin, evil
• पाप्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपहन्ति: destroy, strike down
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-हन्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• सिध्यन्ति: are accomplished, succeed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• अस्य: of him/this (practitioner)
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• संकल्पाः: intentions, resolves
• संकल्पाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विज्ञानम्: true knowledge, discernment
• विज्ञानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• प्रवर्तते: arises, comes into operation
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches that sustained yogic disciplines (ethical and purificatory practices) increase inner strength (tejas), remove moral impurity (pāpmān), make one’s vows/resolves effective (saṅkalpa-siddhi), and awaken mature discernment (vijñāna).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the means of inner peace and dharmic living; here he summarizes the fruits that arise in a practitioner when the prescribed disciplines are followed.