Shloka 35
Devanagari script
कीर्तयानो नरो होतान् मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषै: । स्तुवंश्व प्रतिनन्दंश्व मुच्यते सर्वतो भयात्
Transliteration
kīrtayāno naro hotān mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ | stuvaṃś ca pratinandaṃś ca mucyate sarvato bhayāt ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“凡宣扬并复述祭祀者（行祭之人）功德者，得脱一切罪垢；凡赞叹他们、随喜他们者，亦得从四方诸怖畏中解脱。”
Word by Word
कीर्तयन्praising/reciting (the praises of)
कीर्तयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकीर्तय् (कीर्त् + णिच्)
Formवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (कर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
होतान्the Hotṛ priests
होतान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
मुच्यतेis freed
मुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
Formलट्, आत्मनेपदम्, कर्मणि (passive), प्रथम, एकवचन
सर्वकिल्बिषैःfrom all sins/offences
सर्वकिल्बिषैः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वकिल्बिष
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
स्तुवन्praising
स्तुवन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
Formवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (कर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रतिनन्दन्approving/commending
प्रतिनन्दन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिनन्द्
Formवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (कर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मुच्यतेis freed
मुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
Formलट्, आत्मनेपदम्, कर्मणि (passive), प्रथम, एकवचन
सर्वतःfrom every side / entirely
सर्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः
भयात्from fear
भयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभय
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaH
hotṛ/hotā (sacrificers, yajña-performers)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Honoring righteous action—by recounting, praising, and approving it—purifies the speaker from sin and cultivates fearlessness; ethical speech aligned with dharma becomes a means of inner cleansing and security.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and conduct. Here he emphasizes the spiritual benefit of speaking well of those who perform sacred duties (yajña), presenting praise and appreciative acknowledgment as morally transformative acts.