Shloka 6
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
Devanagari script
वैशम्पायन उवाच युधिष्ठटिरस्य तद् वाकयं श्रुत्वा भीष्मो महामना: । परीक्ष्य निपुणं बुद्ध्या युधिष्ठिरमभाषत
Translation
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— হে জনমেজয়! যুধিষ্ঠিরের এই বাক্য শুনে মহামনা ভীষ্ম বুদ্ধি দিয়ে সূক্ষ্মভাবে বিচার করে যুধিষ্ঠিরকে এইভাবে বললেন।
Word by Word
वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
युधिष्ठिरस्यof Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाक्यम्statement, speech
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Active
भीष्मःBhīṣma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महामनाःgreat-minded, noble-souled
महामनाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परीक्ष्यhaving examined, having considered
परीक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-ईक्ष्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Active
निपुणम्thoroughly, expertly (lit. 'skillful' as an adverbial accusative)
निपुणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिपुण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बुद्ध्याby (his) intellect
बुद्ध्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभाषतspoke (to), addressed
अभाषत:
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormImperfect (Anadyatana-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes