Shloka 26

आचारप्रशंसा

Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणं च कुर्वीत परिज्ञातान्‌ वनस्पतीन्‌

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇaṃ ca kurvīta parijñātān vanaspatīn

Translation

Bhīṣma said: One should also perform pradakṣiṇā—reverent circumambulation—around trees that are well known and rightly understood, treating such familiar plants as worthy of respect and mindful attention.

Word by Word

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation (keeping the right side towards)
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कुर्वीत: should do / should perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Vidhi-linga (Optative), injunctive/optative sense (should do), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परिज्ञातान्: well-known / recognized
• परिज्ञातान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-ज्ञा (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वनस्पतीन्: trees / lords of the forest
• वनस्पतीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनस्पति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• vanaspati (trees/forest plants)
• pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation)