Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 43

Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्ठिर: प्राह पाण्डवान्‌ पुरुषर्षभ । पितामहस्य यद्‌ वाक्यं तद्‌ वो रोचत्विति प्रभु:

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāha pāṇḍavān puruṣarṣabha | pitāmahasya yad vākyaṃ tad vo rocatv iti prabhuḥ ||

Translation

随后，郁提施提罗对般度诸子说道：“人中雄牛啊，愿祖父（毗湿摩）所说之言为你们所悦；请你们领受。”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• प्राह: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• पाण्डवान्: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• पुरुषर्षभ: O bull among men (best of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• पितामहस्य: of the grandsire (Bhīṣma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• यत्: which/that (relative)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• तत्: that (correlative)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• वः: to you/for you (or: of you)
• वः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive/Dative, plural (enclitic)

• रोचतु: may it please/appeal
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (quotative particle)

• प्रभुः: the lord/master (the powerful one)
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharmic instruction should be received with reverence and a willing mind—especially when it comes from an elder and moral authority like Bhīṣma; Yudhiṣṭhira urges assent rather than resistance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira turns to his brothers and encourages them to accept and approve the counsel given by the grandsire Bhīṣma, setting a tone of respectful listening to ethical guidance.