Shloka 6

अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच न ब्राह्मण: साधयते हव्यं दैवात्‌ प्रसिद्ध्यति । देवप्रसादादिज्यन्ते यजमानैर्न संशय:,भीष्मजीने कहा--बेटा! यज्ञ-होम आदि देवकार्यकी सिद्धि ब्राह्मणके अधीन नहीं है, वह दैवसे सिद्ध होता है। देवताओंकी कृपासे ही यजमान यज्ञ करते हैं। इसमें संशय नहीं है

Translation

Bhishma said: “My son, the success of rites offered to the gods—such as sacrifice (yajña) and fire-offerings (homa)—does not rest in the Brahmin’s control; it is accomplished by divine dispensation (daiva). By the gods’ grace alone the sacrificers (yajamāna) perform the yajña—of this there is no doubt.”

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

नnot

ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin (priest)

साधयतेaccomplishes, brings about

हव्यम्the oblation (to be offered)

दैवात्from fate / by divine dispensation

प्रसिद्ध्यतिis accomplished, succeeds

देवप्रसादात्from the gods' favor/grace

इज्यन्तेare performed / are worshipped (i.e., sacrifices are carried out)

यजमानैःby the sacrificers (patrons)

नno / not

संशयःdoubt

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

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