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Shloka 62

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

इत्येष वृत्रमाश्रित्य ज्वरस्य महतो मया । विस्तर: कथित: पुत्र किमन्यत्‌ प्रब्रवीमि ते

ity eṣa vṛtram āśritya jvarasya mahato mayā | vistaraḥ kathitaḥ putra kim anyat prabravīmi te ||

Bhīṣma nói: “Này con, nhân câu chuyện về Vṛtra, ta đã thuật lại cho con một cách tường tận nguồn gốc và diễn tiến của cơn ‘đại nhiệt’ gắn với Maheśvara. Giờ đây ta còn biết nói gì thêm với con nữa?”

itithus
iti:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti
eṣaḥthis
eṣaḥ:
TypePronoun
Rootetad
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
vṛtramVṛtra (as object/topic)
vṛtram:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootvṛtra
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
āśrityahaving resorted to / taking as basis
āśritya:
TypeVerb
Rootā-śri
Formabsolutive (ktvā/lyap), active
jvarasyaof the fever (Jvara)
jvarasya:
TypeNoun
Rootjvara
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
mahataḥgreat
mahataḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
mayāby me
mayā:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
Forminstrumental, singular
vistaraḥthe detailed account / expansion
vistaraḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootvistara
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
kathitaḥtold / narrated
kathitaḥ:
TypeVerb
Rootkath
Formpast passive participle (kta), masculine, nominative, singular
putraO son
putra:
TypeNoun
Rootputra
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
kimwhat
kim:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootkim
Formneuter, accusative, singular
anyatelse / other
anyat:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootanya
Formneuter, accusative, singular
prabravīmido I say / shall I tell
prabravīmi:
TypeVerb
Rootpra-brū
Formpresent (laṭ), 1st, singular, active
teto you
te:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootyusmad
Formdative, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
V
Vṛtra
J
Jvara (Mahā-jvara / Māheśvara Jvara)

Educational Q&A

The verse functions as a formal closure: Bhīṣma signals that the instructive narrative—using the Vṛtra episode as a frame—has been fully explained. Ethically, it models disciplined teaching: speak comprehensively when needed, then stop rather than embellish beyond purpose.

Bhīṣma concludes a detailed account about the rise/manifestation of the great Māheśvara Jvara, introduced in connection with the Vṛtra episode, and tells the listener (addressed as ‘son’) that nothing further remains to be added.