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Shloka 16

अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence

युधिषछ्िर उवाच यदि ते ब्राह्मणा लोके व्रतिनो भुञ्जते हवि: । दत्तं ब्राह्गकामाय कथं तत्‌ सुकृतं भवेत्‌,युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--पितामह! यदि ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतका पालन करनेवाले ब्राह्मण श्राद्धमें हविष्यान्नका भोजन करते हैं तो श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्यणकी कामनासे उन्हें दिया हुआ दान कैसे सफल हो सकता है?

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca yadi te brāhmaṇā loke vratino bhuñjate haviḥ | dattaṃ brāhma-kāmāya kathaṃ tat sukṛtaṃ bhavet ||

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O grandsire, if in this world Brahmins who are observing vows partake of the havis-offering food at a śrāddha, then how can a gift—given with the desire to obtain the status or merit of a ‘brāhma’ (highest) good—truly become a successful act of virtue?”

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
तेof you / your
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
व्रतिनःvow-observers (brahmacārins/ascetics)
व्रतिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्रतिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भुञ्जतेeat, partake
भुञ्जते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, Third, Plural
हविःhavis (sacrificial food/oblation)
हविः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दत्तम्given
दत्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
ब्राह्मकामायto/for one desiring Brahman (a brahma-seeker)
ब्राह्मकामाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मकाम
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
कथम्how
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
तत्that (gift/act)
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सुकृतम्merit, good deed (as meritorious result)
सुकृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुकृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become / could be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative, Third, Singular

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
B
Brāhmaṇas
V
vratins (vow-observers)
H
havis (ritual offering food)