Shloka 7
Adhyāya 214: Tapas Redefined—Perpetual Discipline, Hospitality, and the Ethics of Eating (तपः-निरूपणम्, विघसाशी-अतिथिप्रिय-धर्मः)
Devanagari script
यदिदं ब्रह्मणो रूप॑ ब्रह्मचर्यमिति स्मृतम् परं तत् सर्वधर्मेभ्यस्तेन यान्ति परां गतिम्
Translation
ব্রহ্মচর্য নামে যে গুণ, শাস্ত্রে তাকে ব্রহ্মেরই স্বরূপ বলা হয়েছে। তা সকল ধর্মের ঊর্ধ্বে শ্রেষ্ঠ; ব্রহ্মচর্য পালন করলে মানুষ পরম গতি লাভ করে।
Word by Word
यत्which/that (thing)
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मणःof Brahman
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
रूपम्form/nature
रूपम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मचर्यम्brahmacarya (continence/student-discipline)
ब्रह्मचर्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
स्मृतम्is remembered/considered
स्मृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (क्त)
FormPassive (past participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
परम्supreme/highest
परम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सर्वधर्मेभ्यःfrom all dharmas; than all duties
सर्वधर्मेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वधर्म
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
तेनby that/through that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
यान्तिthey go/attain
यान्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootया
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
पराम्supreme
पराम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गतिम्state/goal/destination
गतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes