Shloka 36

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ त्वमपि कौन्तेय पितृदेवद्धिजातिथीन्‌ । सम्यक्‌ पूजयसे नित्यं गतिमिष्टामवाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

tasmāt tvam api kaunteya pitṛdevadvijātithīn | samyak pūjayase nityaṃ gatim iṣṭām avāpsyasi ||

Translation

لذلك، يا ابنَ كونتي، إنْ أنتَ أيضًا داومتَ على إكرام الأسلاف والآلهة وذوي الميلادين (البراهمة) والضيوف، وعبدتهم على الوجه اللائق، نلتَ الغايةَ المنشودة. وتؤكد هذه الوصية أن التوقير الثابت وحسن الضيافة تجاه هذه الدعائم من الدَّرما يفضيان إلى تمامٍ مباركٍ روحيٍّ وأخلاقيّ.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद्
• Form: Ablative sense (from that/therefore)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Gender: —, Case: Nominative, Number: Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Particle

• कौन्तेय: O son of Kunti
• कौन्तेय: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Vocative, Number: Singular

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (pitrs)
• पितॄन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Accusative, Number: Plural

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Accusative, Number: Plural

• द्विजातीन्: the twice-born (brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Accusative, Number: Plural

• अतिथीन्: guests
• अतिथीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Accusative, Number: Plural

• सम्यक्: properly/well
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्
• Form: Adverb

• पूजयसे: you worship/honor
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Lakara: Lat (Present), Pada: Ātmanepada, Person: 2nd, Number: Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य
• Form: Adverb (accusative used adverbially)

• गतिम्: state/goal/destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Gender: Feminine, Case: Accusative, Number: Singular

• इष्टाम्: desired
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: Gender: Feminine, Case: Accusative, Number: Singular

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप्
• Form: Lakara: Lṛṭ (Simple Future), Pada: Parasmaipada, Person: 2nd, Number: Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Devas (gods)
• Dvijas (Brahmins)
• Atithis (guests)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Consistent, proper honoring of ancestors, gods, Brahmins, and guests is presented as a practical expression of dharma that leads to one’s desired spiritual and ethical attainment (iṣṭā gati).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Kaunteya with counsel, urging him to maintain daily reverence and hospitality toward key recipients of honor in Vedic society—pitṛs, devas, dvijas, and atithis—assuring him of auspicious results.