Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10

ब्राह्मण–क्षत्रिय-श्रेष्ठता-विवादः

Arjuna–Vāyu Dialogue on Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya Precedence

Devanagari script

ते मे बलिं प्रतीच्छन्तु बलतेजो5भिवृद्धये । यदा नारायण: श्रीमानुज्जहार वसुंधराम्‌

Transliteration

te me baliṃ pratīcchantu balatejo'bhivṛddhaye | yadā nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmān ujjahāra vasuṃdharām ||

Translation

愿他们领受我所奉上的贡献，使其力量与灵性光辉增长——正如昔日光耀的那罗延（Nārāyaṇa）曾举起大地一般。

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• बलिम्: tribute, offering
• बलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतीच्छन्तु: let them accept/receive
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-इष् (इच्छ्)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• बल: strength
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, — (stem in compound), —

• तेजः: splendor, vigor
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, — (stem in compound), —

• अभिवृद्धये: for increase/growth
• अभिवृद्धये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिवृद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• नारायणः: Narayana (Vishnu)
• नारायणः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: glorious, endowed with fortune
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उज्जहार: lifted up, raised
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वसुंधराम्: the earth
• वसुंधराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुंधरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

रेणुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Reṇukā
• Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)
• Vasundharā (Earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links rightful offering (bali) with the increase of strength and inner radiance, grounding ethical giving in a sacred model: honoring and sustaining others through due tribute is aligned with dharma and supported by divine precedent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Reṇukā expresses a wish that certain recipients accept her offered tribute, invoking the celebrated act of Nārāyaṇa lifting the Earth as an illustrative comparison of divine support and restoration.