Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 30
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच राजन् विदितधर्मोडसि सुनिर्णीतार्थसंशय: । बहुश्रुता हि ते विप्रा बहव: पर्युपासिता:
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca rājann viditadharmo 'si sunirṇītārthasaṁśayaḥ | bahuśrutā hi te viprā bahavaḥ paryupāsitāḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，你已深谙达摩，并已清晰地断除对人生真实目标的疑惑。你心中不再有任何不确定，因为你曾勤恳侍奉许多博学的婆罗门——他们广通经典——并从他们的相伴与教诲中获益良多。”
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विदितधर्मःone who knows dharma
विदितधर्मः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविदितधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुनिर्णीतार्थसंशयःwhose doubt about the meaning is well-resolved
सुनिर्णीतार्थसंशयः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुनिर्णीतार्थसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बहुश्रुताःlearned (much-heard)
बहुश्रुताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुश्रुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तेof you/your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
विप्राःbrahmins
विप्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बहवःmany
बहवः:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पर्युपासिताःserved/attended upon
पर्युपासिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-उप-आस्
FormPast Passive Participle (PPP), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
King (Yudhishthira implied)B
Brahmin scholars (viprāḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True clarity in dharma and life’s aims arises from disciplined learning and respectful association with the wise; serving and listening to learned teachers removes doubt and steadies ethical judgment.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma addresses the king and affirms that he has gained firm understanding of dharma and purpose because he has long associated with and served many learned Brahmin scholars.