Shloka 63

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रमध्ये तु पठतः सर्व सस्य॑ प्ररोहति । गच्छत: क्षेममध्वानं ग्रामान्तरगत: पठन्‌

Transliteration

kṣetramadhye tu paṭhataḥ sarvaṃ sasyaṃ prarohati | gacchataḥ kṣemamadhvānaṃ grāmāntaragataḥ paṭhan |

Translation

毗湿摩说道：若有人在田畴之间诵此圣名之列，则百谷皆萌生而繁茂；若有人在前往他村的旅途中诵读，则其行程之路必安稳顺遂，终得吉庆而毕。

Word by Word

• क्षेत्रमध्ये: in the middle of the field
• क्षेत्रमध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र-मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पठतः: while (he) recites/reads
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सस्यम्: crop/grain
• सस्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• प्ररोहति: sprouts/grows up
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-रुह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• गच्छतः: while (he) goes/travels
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• क्षेमम्: safety/well-being
• क्षेमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अध्वानम्: road/journey
• अध्वानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ग्रामान्तरगतः: having gone to another village
• ग्रामान्तरगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्राम-अन्तर-गत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पठन्: reciting/reading
• पठन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• kṣetra (field)
• grāma (village)
• adhvā (road/journey)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches that faithful recitation of a sacred name-list (nāma-mālā) is believed to generate protective and beneficent results: prosperity in agriculture and safety in travel. The ethical emphasis is on śraddhā (trustful reverence) and disciplined remembrance as supports for welfare (kṣema) in daily life.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and religious observances. Here he states specific ‘fruits’ (phala) of reciting the prescribed name-list: crops flourish when recited in fields, and journeys conclude safely when recited while going to another village.