Shloka 140
Devanagari script
एष ते भरतश्रेष्ठ यज्ञानां विधिरुत्तम:,भरतमश्रेष्ठ! यह तुम्हें यज्ञोंका उत्तम विधान क्रमशः: विस्तारपूर्वक बताया गया है। इसमें उपवासके फलपर प्रकाश डाला गया है। कुन्तीनन्दन! दरिद्र मनुष्योंने इन उपवासात्मक व्रतोंका अनुष्ठान करके यज्ञोंका फल प्राप्त किया है
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “O best of the Bharatas, this is the highest ordinance of the yajñas, which I have explained to you in due order and in detail. Herein the fruit of fasting is also made known. O son of Kuntī, even poor men, by undertaking these vows of fasting, have obtained the merit of sacrifice.”
Word by Word
एषःthis
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेto you / for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas
भरतश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootभरत-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यज्ञानाम्of sacrifices
यज्ञानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विधिःrule / procedure
विधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्तमःexcellent / best
उत्तमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes