Shloka 19
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
Devanagari script
तस्मात् पितुर्वच: कार्य न विचार्य कदाचन । पातकान्यपि पूयन्ते पितु: शासनकारिण:
Transliteration
tasmāt pitur vacaḥ kāryaṃ na vicārya kadācana | pātakāny api pūyante pituḥ śāsanakāriṇaḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“因此，父亲的命令应当奉行，切不可犹疑反复。凡依父命而行者，纵有罪业亦得涤除——在达摩之中，顺从父权有如此威力。”
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore/from that reason
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वचःword/command
वचः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कार्यम्to be done/ought to be done
कार्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकार्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
विचार्यhaving considered/after deliberating
विचार्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चर्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Active
कदाचनever/at any time
कदाचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचन
पातकानिsins
पातकानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपातक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
पूयन्तेare purified/are cleansed
पूयन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootपू
FormPresent, Atmanepada (Passive sense), Third, Plural
पितुःof the father
पितुः:
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शासनकारिणःof one who carries out (the father's) command
शासनकारिणः:
TypeNoun
Rootशासनकारिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaF
father (pituḥ)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
The verse teaches that obedience to a father’s instruction is a strong component of dharma; such obedience is portrayed as so meritorious that it can even purify one’s sins.
In the Śānti Parva’s dharma instruction, Bhīṣma is advising on righteous conduct, emphasizing the ethical weight traditionally given to honoring and executing a father’s command.