Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ कर्म वसिष्ठस्थ कथितं हि मयानघ । ब्रवीम्यहं ब्रूहि वा त्वं वसिष्ठात्‌ क्षत्रियं वरम्‌,“निष्पाप नरेश! मैंने ब्रह्मर्षि वसिष्ठजीके इस कर्मका वर्णन किया है। मैं कहता हूँ, ब्राह्मण श्रेष्ठ है। यदि वसिष्ठसे बड़ा कोई क्षत्रिय है तो बताओ”

Transliteration

etat karma vasiṣṭhastha kathitaṃ hi mayānagha | bravīmy ahaṃ brūhi vā tvaṃ vasiṣṭhāt kṣatriyaṃ varam ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “O blameless one, I have indeed described this deed of Vasiṣṭha. I declare that the Brāhmaṇa is the superior. Or else, tell me—if there exists any Kṣatriya who is greater than Vasiṣṭha.”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: act, rite, deed
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वसिष्ठ: O Vasiṣṭha
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• कथितम्: told, narrated
• Type: Verb (Past Passive Participle)
• Root: कथ्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• अनघ: O sinless one
• Type: Adjective (used as vocative)
• Root: अनघ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ब्रवीमि: I say
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Present Indicative, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रूहि: say (you)! tell!
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• वसिष्ठात्: from/than Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• क्षत्रियम्: a kṣatriya (warrior/king)
• क्षत्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वरम्: better, superior, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vasiṣṭha
• Kṣatriya
• Brāhmaṇa