Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

कुट॒म्बार्थे समानीतं यर्त्किंचित्‌ कार्यमेव तु । प्रातरुत्थाय तत्सर्व कारयामि करोमि च,'सारे कुट॒म्बके लिये जो कुछ कार्य आ पड़ता, वह सब मैं सबेरे ही उठकर कर-करा लेती थी

Transliteration

kuṭambārthe samānītaṃ yat kiṃcit kāryam eva tu | prātar utthāya tat sarvaṃ kārayāmi karomi ca ||

Translation

毗湿摩说：“凡为家计而起之事，无论多么细微，我皆清晨早起，悉心料理——或使人办之，或亲手为之。”

Word by Word

• कुटुम्बार्थे: for the sake of the family / in family-affairs
• कुटुम्बार्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटुम्बार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समानीतम्: brought/collected
• समानीतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + नी
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• किञ्चित्: any (at all), something
• किञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कार्यम्: work, task (to be done)
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर्

• उत्थाय: having risen (having got up)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कारयामि: I cause (it) to be done / I get (it) done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present (Lat), Parasmaipada, First, Singular, true

• करोमि: I do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present (Lat), Parasmaipada, First, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is expressed through diligent, timely, and responsible care for one’s household: one should not neglect even small duties, and should both supervise and personally contribute where needed.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhishma’s discourse on conduct (Anushasana Parva), the speaker describes a model of household management—rising early and ensuring that all family-related tasks are completed, whether by arranging them or doing them personally.