Shloka 26

अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence

Devanagari script

युधिछिर उवाच कस्मिन्‌ काले चरेद्‌ धर्म कस्मिन्‌ काले<र्थमाचरेत्‌ । कस्मिन्‌ काले सुखी च स्यात्‌ तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kasmin kāle cared dharma kasmin kāle 'rtham ācaret | kasmin kāle sukhī ca syāt tan me brūhi pitāmaha ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “At what time should one practice dharma? At what time should one pursue artha (worldly welfare and means)? At what time may one become happy? Tell me this, O Grandfather.”

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कस्मिन्: in which
• कस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• चरेत्: should practice/observe
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कस्मिन्: in which
• कस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अर्थम्: wealth, purpose (artha)
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आचरेत्: should practice/pursue
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर्
• Form: Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कस्मिन्: in which
• कस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सुखी: happy
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• ब्रूहि: tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पितामह: O grandsire
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)