Shloka 26
Bhūmi-dānasya Māhātmya
The Pre-eminence of Land-Gift
Devanagari script
अतीतानागते चोभे पितृवंशं च भारत । तारयेद् वृक्षरोपी च तस्माद् वक्षांश्ष रोपयेत्
Transliteration
atītānāgate cobhe pitṛvaṁśaṁ ca bhārata | tārayet vṛkṣaropī ca tasmād vṛkṣāṁś ca ropayet bharatanandana ||
Translation
হে ভারত! বৃক্ষরোপণকারী পুরুষ অতীতগত পূর্বপুরুষ ও ভবিষ্যৎ সন্তান—উভয়কেই, এবং সমগ্র পিতৃবংশকেও উদ্ধার করে। অতএব, হে ভরতকুলনন্দন, অবশ্যই বৃক্ষ রোপণ করা উচিত।
Word by Word
अतीतानागतेthe past and the future (ones)
अतीतानागते:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअतीत + अनागत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
पितृवंशम्the line of ancestors / paternal lineage
पितृवंशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृवंश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तारयेत्would deliver / should save
तारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वृक्षरोपीa tree-planter
वृक्षरोपी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्षरोपिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
वृक्षान्trees
वृक्षान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रोपयेत्should plant
रोपयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootरुप् (रोपयति, causative of रुह्/रुह्-सम्बद्ध)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भरतनन्दनO delight of Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
भरतनन्दन:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभरतनन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaB
Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)P
pitṛvaṁśa (ancestral lineage)V
vṛkṣa (trees)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes