Shloka 6
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
Devanagari script
केशकीटावपतित क्षुत॑ श्वभिरवेक्षितम् रुदितं चावधूतं च त॑ भागं रक्षसां विदु:
Translation
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যে অন্নে চুল বা কীট পড়েছে, যা হাঁচির দ্বারা দূষিত হয়েছে, যার দিকে কুকুরেরা তাকিয়েছে, এবং যা কান্না করতে করতে বা অবজ্ঞাভরে দেওয়া হয়েছে—তাও রাক্ষসদের অংশ বলে ধরা হয়।
Word by Word
केशकीटावपतितम्fallen upon by hair/lice (i.e., contaminated by hair or insects)
केशकीटावपतितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकेशकीट-अवपतित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्षुतम्sneezed upon; defiled by sneezing
क्षुतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षुत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्वभिःby dogs
श्वभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्वन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अवेक्षितम्looked at (cast upon) (by dogs)
अवेक्षितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअव-ईक्ष्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रुदितम्given with weeping/crying; accompanied by crying
रुदितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरुद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अवधूतम्thrown away; contemptuously cast (given with disdain)
अवधूतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअव-धू
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भागम्portion; share
भागम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रक्षसाम्of the rākṣasas
रक्षसाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
विदुःthey know; they consider
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPerfect, Third, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes