Shloka 136

ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors

Anuśāsana-parva 108

Devanagari script

अग्नीनुत्पाद्य यत्नेन क्रिया: सुविहिताश्च या: । वेदे च ब्राह्मणै: प्रोक्तास्ताश्न सर्वा: समाचरेत्‌,(अरणी-मन्थनद्वारा) अग्निका उत्पादन एवं स्थापन करके ब्राह्मणोंद्वारा बतायी हुई सम्पूर्ण वेदविहित क्रियाओंका यत्नपूर्वक अनुष्ठान करना चाहिये

Transliteration

agnīn utpādya yatnena kriyāḥ suvihitāś ca yāḥ | vede ca brāhmaṇaiḥ proktās tāḥ sarvāḥ samācaret ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Having carefully kindled the sacred fires (by due means), one should diligently perform all the rites that are properly enjoined—those prescribed in the Veda and taught by the Brahmins. The teaching emphasizes disciplined adherence to Vedic duty through correctly established ritual fire and conscientious practice.

Word by Word

अग्नीन्fires (sacred fires)

उत्पाद्यhaving produced / after producing

यत्नेनwith effort

क्रियाःrites / ritual acts

सुविहिताःwell-prescribed / properly enjoined

चand

याःwhich

वेदेin the Veda

चand

ब्राह्मणैःby Brahmins

प्रोक्ताःdeclared / taught

ताःthose

चand

सर्वाःall

समाचरेत्should perform / should practice

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Agni (sacred fire)

Veda

Brāhmaṇas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes