Shloka 6

कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च

The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच शृणु राजन्‌ कथां दिव्यां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्‌ । नृपतेर्मुचुकुन्दस्य कथितां भार्गवेण वै

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca śṛṇu rājan kathāṃ divyāṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm | nṛpater mucukundasya kathitāṃ bhārgaveṇa vai ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，请听这则神圣的故事，能灭除一切罪垢。此事乃婆尔伽瓦（帕罗修罗摩）为牟朱昆陀王所讲述。”

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शृणु: hear (listen)
• शृणु: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कथाम्: story, tale
• कथाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्याम्: divine
• दिव्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्: destroying all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपतेः: of the king
• नृपतेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मुचुकुन्दस्य: of Muchukunda
• मुचुकुन्दस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुचुकुन्द
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कथिताम्: told, narrated
• कथिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथित
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (kta)

• भार्गवेण: by Bhargava (Parashurama)
• भार्गवेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rājan (Yudhiṣṭhira as the addressed king)
• Mucukunda
• Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred narratives, when heard with attention and reverence, are presented as morally purifying—guiding the listener away from wrongdoing and toward dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma introduces a revered, sin-destroying tale and notes its pedigree: it was previously told by Parashurama (Bhargava) to King Muchukunda, preparing the listener for an instructive exemplum.