576. Upaskara means renunciation. 577. It is generally said that by procreating offspring, one gratifies the Pitris or pays off the debt one owes to one’s deceased ancestors. Here Bhri... Read more
547. The first word of this verse is diversely read. The reading I adopt is samunnam meaning drenched in water. If it be samjuktam it would mean united, with filth, of course. Another readin... Read more
518. Santi is tranquillity. The Santi-sacrifice is the endeavour to practise self-denial in everything; in other words, to restrain all sorts of propensities or inclinations. The Brahma-sacr... Read more
480. Nilakantha explains that the question of Nakula excited the heart of Bhishma and caused a flow of blood through his wounds. Hence Bhishma compares himself to a hill of red-chalk. 481. D... Read more
446. Both the vernacular translators nave rendered the second line of verse 25 wrongly. They seem to think that a person by setting out for any of the sacred waters from a distance of a hund... Read more
406. It is always reproachful to accept gifts from persons of questionable character. 407. The king should similarly, by punishing the wicked, cherish the good. 408. The sense seems to be th... Read more
367. Jataharamadisat may also mean ‘ordered the removal of his matted locks’–in other words, ‘had a shame.’ 368. i.e., to acknowledge thee as a tutor. 369. The... Read more
333. Pratyasannah is explained by Nilakantha in a different way. I think, his interpretation is far-fetched. 334. i.e., who knows when truth becomes as harmful as untruth, and untruth become... Read more
294. I do not understand how this is an answer to Yudhishthira’s question. Nilakantha thinks that truth, in the above, means the ordinances in respect of Kshatriya duties; that Upapatt... Read more
257. i.e., before the Brahmanas get their fill. 258. The Brahmanas are authorities for guiding other men. When, therefore, a particular Brahmana leaves the kingdom, the people lose in him a... Read more
