Shloka 49
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
Devanagari script
आकर्णयय भक््त्या सततं जयाख्यं भारतं महत् । श्रीक्ष कीर्तिस्तथा विद्या भवन्ति सहिता: सदा
Transliteration
ākarṇayati bhaktyā satataṃ jayākhyaṃ bhārataṃ mahat | śrīḥ kīrtis tathā vidyā bhavanti sahitāḥ sadā ||
Translation
毗舍波耶那说道：“凡以虔敬之心恒常聆听这部伟大的《婆罗多》——亦名《胜利》（Jaya）——者，福泽、令名与学识将常与其身相随。”
Word by Word
आकर्णयेत्should listen/hear
आकर्णयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + कर्णय् (कर्णयति)
FormVidhi-linga, injunctive/optative (potential), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
सततम्always/continually
सततम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
जयाख्यम्called 'Jaya'
जयाख्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजयाख्य
Formneuter, accusative, singular
भारतंthe Bharata (Mahabharata)
भारतं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
Formneuter, accusative, singular
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
श्रीःprosperity/splendour
श्रीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
कीर्तिःfame
कीर्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकीर्ति
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
तथाand/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
विद्याknowledge/learning
विद्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
भवन्तिare/become
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormLat, present, 3, plural, Parasmaipada
सहिताःtogether/associated
सहिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaJ
JayaB
Bhārata (Mahābhārata)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
Devotional listening to the Mahābhārata (as ‘Jaya’) is presented as a meritorious practice whose fruit is a harmonious triad: prosperity (śrī), reputation (kīrti), and learning (vidyā).
In the closing context of the epic, Vaiśaṃpāyana delivers a phalaśruti-style statement, praising the benefit of regularly hearing the Bhārata and affirming the auspicious results for the listener.