Shloka 18

Śakra–Śambara Saṃvāda: Brāhmaṇa-sevā, Anasūyā, and Vāg-bala (शक्रशम्बरसंवादः)

Devanagari script

परिवादं च ये कुर्युब्रह्मिणानामचेतस: । सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते राजन्‌ विनश्येयुर्न संशय:,राजन! मैं तुमसे यह सच्ची बात बता रहा हूँ कि जो मूढ़ मानव ब्राह्मणोंकी निन्‍्दा करते हैं वे नष्ट हो जाते हैं--इसमें संशय नहीं है

Transliteration

parivādaṃ ca ye kuryur brāhmaṇīnām acetasaḥ | satyaṃ bravīmi te rājan vinaśyeyur na saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: O King, I tell you the truth—those senseless men who engage in slander of Brahmins come to ruin; of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• परिवादम्: slander, reviling
• परिवादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुर्युः: would do / should do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अचेतसः: unthinking, foolish
• अचेतसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रवीमि: I say
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Present (Lat), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विनश्येयुः: would perish
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• the King (Yudhishthira, implied)
• Brahmins