Shloka 15

Putra-Bheda: Kṣetraja, Kṛtaka, Apasada, and Saṃskāra Determinations (पुत्रभेद-निर्णयः)

Devanagari script

श्रिय एता: स्त्रियो नाम सत्कार्या भूतिमिच्छता । पालिता निगृहीता च श्री: स्त्री भवति भारत

Transliteration

śriya etāḥ striyo nāma satkāryā bhūtim icchatā | pālitā nigṛhītā ca śrīḥ strī bhavati bhārata ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“女子可谓福祉与繁荣之化身。故求安泰兴盛者，当敬礼于她们。若能护持之，并使其于法之界限内得其正当约束，则繁荣本身便藉由女子而安住于家中，婆罗多啊。”

Word by Word

• श्रियः: prosperities/fortunes
• श्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• नाम: indeed/forsooth (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• सत्कार्याः: to be honored/respected
• सत्कार्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्कार्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• भूतिम्: prosperity/welfare
• भूतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छता: by one desiring
• इच्छता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पालिताः: protected/cared for
• पालिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• निगृहीताः: restrained/kept under control
• निगृहीताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ग्रह्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• श्रीः: prosperity/fortune
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्त्री: a woman
• स्त्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भवति: becomes/is
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)
• Śrī (prosperity/fortune, personified concept)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches that honoring women is integral to seeking prosperity and well-being; a household’s auspicious fortune is said to dwell where women are respected, protected, and guided within dharmic discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct. Here he emphasizes the ethical and social duty of honoring women as a foundation for household welfare and prosperity.