Shloka 22
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
Devanagari script
सम्पन्न भोजने नित्यं पानीये तर्पणं तथा
Transliteration
sampanna-bhojane nityaṃ pānīye tarpaṇaṃ tathā
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“当饭食备办周全之时，也应当日日施水，并行作‘塔尔帕那’（tarpaṇa，令其满足之供献）。”
Word by Word
सम्पन्नेwhen (food) is well-prepared/abundant
सम्पन्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्पन्न
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भोजनेin the meal/food
भोजने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
पानीयॆin/with drinking-water
पानीयॆ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपानीय
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तर्पणम्satiation/refreshment (offering of water)
तर्पणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतर्पण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तथाand likewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
meal/food (bhojana)W
water (pānīya)T
tarpaṇa (ritual offering)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
Even when one is able to eat well, dharma requires daily acts of giving and honoring—especially offering water and performing tarpaṇa—so personal enjoyment is balanced by responsibility and reverence.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct and daily observances; here he emphasizes that along with one’s own meal, one should regularly provide water and perform tarpaṇa as part of disciplined household dharma.