Shloka 6

Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga

Body-Relinquishment

Devanagari script

तथा जैमिनिना चैव पैलेन च महात्मना । शाण्डिल्यदेवलाभ्यां च मैत्रेयेण च धीमता

Transliteration

tathā jaimininā caiva pailena ca mahātmanā | śāṇḍilya-devalābhyāṁ ca maitreyeṇa ca dhīmatā ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“同样地，（此传承）也由阇弥尼传下，又由大心者毗罗（Paila）传下；并由商提利耶与提婆罗传下；亦由智者弥勒耶（Maitreya）传下。”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb)

• जैमिनिना: by Jaimini
• जैमिनिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• पैलेन: by Paila
• पैलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शाण्डिल्यदेवलाभ्यां: by Shandilya and Devala
• शाण्डिल्यदेवलाभ्यां: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण्डिल्यदेवल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• मैत्रेयेण: by Maitreya
• मैत्रेयेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• धीमता: by the wise (one)
• धीमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Jaimini
• Paila
• Śāṇḍilya
• Devala
• Maitreya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the importance of reliable transmission: teachings on dharma gain weight and credibility when preserved and taught through a recognized lineage of accomplished sages.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana is listing respected ṛṣis—Jaimini, Paila, Śāṇḍilya, Devala, and Maitreya—as transmitters/authorities connected with the tradition being recounted, reinforcing that the account rests on venerable sources.