Shloka 15
शुकस्य योगसिद्धिः (Śuka’s Yogic Attainment and Ascent)
Devanagari script
द्रष्टा स्वर्गस्थ को5न्यो5स्ति तथैव नरकस्य च । आगरमांस्त्वनतिक्रम्य दद्याच्चैव यजेत च
Transliteration
draṣṭā svargastha ko 'nyo 'sti tathaiva narakasya ca | āgamānstv anatikramya dadyāc caiva yajeta ca ||
Translation
毗湿摩说：“除了造业之人自身，还有谁能见受天界之乐，亦复见受地狱之苦？因此，不可违越经典的戒命，当恒常行布施，修祭祀，并作诸吉祥善业。”
Word by Word
द्रष्टाseer/experiencer (one who sees/experiences)
द्रष्टा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रष्टृ (√दृश्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वर्गस्थःbeing in heaven
स्वर्गस्थः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्गस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यःother
अन्यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
नरकस्यof hell
नरकस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनरक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आगरमान्injunctions/commands (lit. authoritative directives)
आगरमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआगरमन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अनतिक्रम्यwithout transgressing
अनतिक्रम्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनतिक्रम्य (√क्रम्)
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√दा
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
यजेतshould sacrifice/perform worship
यजेत:
TypeVerb
Root√यज्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaS
Svarga (heaven)N
Naraka (hell)Ā
Āgama (scriptural injunctions)D
Dāna (charity)Y
Yajña (sacrifice)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 doer alone experiences the fruits of actions—heaven for good deeds and hell for bad—so one should adhere to scriptural injunctions and persist in meritorious acts like charity and sacrifice.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma advises the listener that personal responsibility for karma is inescapable, and therefore recommends sustained righteous conduct (dāna, yajña) in accordance with śāstra.