Shloka 20

Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)

Devanagari script

पूर्णे च दशमे मासि पुत्रो5स्य परमादभुत: । रुक्मिण्यां सम्मतो जज्ञे शूरो वंशधर: प्रभो

Transliteration

pūrṇe ca daśame māsi putro 'sya paramādbhutaḥ | rukmiṇyāṁ sammato jajñe śūro vaṁśadharaḥ prabho prabho ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“及至第十月圆满之时，鲁克米妮为他诞下一位至奇至妙的儿子——众人皆称许迎贺，英勇无畏，注定要扶持并延续其家族血脉，噢主上。”

Word by Word

• पूर्णे: when (it was) completed
• पूर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दशमे: in the tenth
• दशमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मासि: month
• मासि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• परम: supremely
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अद्भुतः: marvellous
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रुक्मिण्याम्: in Rukmiṇī (i.e., in her womb)
• रुक्मिण्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सम्मतः: approved; esteemed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जज्ञे: was born
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शूरः: valiant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वंशधरः: lineage-bearer; continuer of the dynasty
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंशधर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rukmiṇī
• the newborn son (unnamed in this verse)
• the addressed lord (prabhu; listener/king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that a worthy, accepted heir sustains family and social order; lineage-continuity is portrayed as auspicious when joined with virtue and heroism.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that after the completion of the tenth month, Rukmiṇī gives birth to an extraordinary, heroic son who is welcomed as the future continuer of the family line.