Shloka 38

Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)

Devanagari script

मानुषेषु च कुर्वाणा: प्रजा: कर्म शुभास्तव । निवत्स्यन्ति महाभागे सर्वा दुहितरश्न ते,महाभागे! तुम्हारी सभी शुभ संतानें--समस्त पुत्र और कन्याएँ मानवलोकमें उपयुक्त कर्म करती हुई निवास करेंगी

Transliteration

mānuṣeṣu ca kurvāṇāḥ prajāḥ karmāṇi śubhāni tava | nivatsyanti mahābhāge sarvā duhitaraś ca te ||

Translation

“噢，大福德者！你一切贤善的子嗣——无论儿子还是女儿——都将住于人间，行诸相称而吉祥之业。”

Word by Word

• मानुषेषु: among humans / in the human world
• मानुषेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

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

• कुर्वाणाः: doing / performing
• कुर्वाणाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रजाः: offspring / children
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्म: deed / duty
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शुभाः: auspicious / good
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तव: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• निवत्स्यन्ति: will dwell / will reside
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महाभागे: O fortunate lady
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वाः: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• दुहितरः: daughters
• दुहितरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A true blessing is that one’s children live in the human world as ethical agents—performing appropriate, auspicious deeds (śubha-karman) in alignment with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma addresses a noble lady (mahābhāge) and offers a benediction/assurance regarding her progeny: all her sons and daughters will reside among humans and engage in fitting, virtuous actions.