Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

एवं व्युष्टिमहं प्राप्तो ब्राह्मणस्य प्रसादजाम्‌ । यच्च मामाह भीष्मो<यं तत्सत्यं भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

evaṁ vyuṣṭim ahaṁ prāpto brāhmaṇasya prasādajām | yac ca mām āha bhīṣmo 'yaṁ tat satyaṁ bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

“就这样，凭借一位婆罗门的慈恩，我得到了辉煌的报偿。婆罗多族中的雄牛啊，这位毗湿摩关于我所说的一切，尽皆真实无妄。”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• व्युष्टिम्: excellent result/fruit; prosperity (lit. dawning/fulfilment)
• व्युष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्युष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• प्राप्तः: having obtained, attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसादजाम्: born of (his) favor/grace
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसादजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यत्: what, that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• आह: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this (man)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सत्यम्: true
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Brāhmaṇa
• Bhīṣma
• Bharatarṣabha (addressee, typically Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that spiritual or ethical attainment can arise from the grace (prasāda) of a righteous brāhmaṇa, and it highlights satya (truthfulness): authoritative testimony aligned with dharma should be accepted as true.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva states that he has received an excellent result due to a brāhmaṇa’s favor, and he affirms to the Bharata prince addressed (commonly Yudhiṣṭhira) that Bhīṣma’s statements about him are completely true.