Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तेषां श्राद्धानि देयानि श्रुत्वा भारत भारतम्‌ । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाशक्त्या भक्‍त्या च भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

teṣāṃ śrāddhāni deyāni śrutvā bhārata bhāratam | brāhmaṇebhyo yathāśaktyā bhaktyā ca bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: “Sau khi đã nghe thiên truyện về dòng Bhārata này, hỡi hậu duệ của Bharata, người ta nên cử hành lễ śrāddha cho họ—và tùy theo sức mình mà dâng cúng cho các Bà-la-môn với lòng thành kính, hỡi bậc ưu tú nhất trong dòng Bhārata.”

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• श्राद्धानि: śrāddha rites
• श्राद्धानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• देयानि: to be given / should be offered
• देयानि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (देय)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भारतम्: the Bhārata (Mahābhārata)
• भारतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• यथा: according as / as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• शक्त्या: with (one's) ability / according to capacity
• शक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bhārata (lineage/epic account)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Śrāddha (rites)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links hearing the Bhārata narrative with ethical action: one should honor the departed through śrāddha and support worthy recipients (Brāhmaṇas) with gifts given within one’s means, performed with devotion rather than display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses a Bharata-descended listener, prescribing a concluding religious-ethical response to the heard account: perform śrāddha for those concerned and give offerings to Brāhmaṇas according to capacity, emphasizing bhakti.