Shloka 2

Śakra–Śambara Saṃvāda: Brāhmaṇa-sevā, Anasūyā, and Vāg-bala (शक्रशम्बरसंवादः)

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच एतदू राज्ञ: कृत्यतममभिषिक्तस्य भारत । ब्राह्मणानामनुष्ठानमत्यन्तं सुखमिच्छता

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca etad u rājñaḥ kṛtyatamam abhiṣiktasya bhārata | brāhmaṇānām anuṣṭhānam atyantaṁ sukham icchatā ||

Translation

قال بهيشما: «يا بهاراتا، لِمَلِكٍ قد جرى تتويجه على الوجه الصحيح، فهذا حقًّا أوجبُ الواجبات: أن يلتزم بإخلاصٍ بما عليه من حقوقٍ وواجباتٍ تجاه البراهمة، لمن يبتغي أسمى الخير وسعادةً باقية.»

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उ: indeed/also (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कृत्यतमम्: most to-be-done; most important duty
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्यतम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अभिषिक्तस्य: of one who has been consecrated/anointed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिषिक्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अनुष्ठानम्: service/observance (proper performance)
• अनुष्ठानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्ठान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छता: by/for one desiring
• इच्छता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इच्छत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Bharata (Yudhishthira)
• King (consecrated ruler)
• Brahmins