Shloka 41
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
Devanagari script
पितामहस्यानवरो वीरशायी भवेन्नर: । नाधथिकं विद्यते यस्मादित्याहु: परमर्षय:,'संग्रामभूमिमें वीरशय्यापर शयन करनेवाला पुरुष ब्रह्माजीके समान हो जाता है। ब्रह्माजीसे बढ़कर कुछ भी नहीं है--ऐसा महर्षियोंका कथन है”
Transliteration
pitāmahasyānavaro vīraśāyī bhavennaraḥ | nādhikaṁ vidyate yasmād ityāhuḥ paramarṣayaḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “A man who lies upon the hero’s bed (i.e., falls in battle) becomes no less than the Grandfather (Brahmā). Since nothing is held to be higher than him, the supreme seers declare this.”
Word by Word
पितामहस्यof Brahmā (the grandsire)
पितामहस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अनवरःequal to; not inferior
अनवरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वीरशायीone who lies on a hero’s bed (dies on the battlefield)
वीरशायी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवीरशायी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become / should be
भवेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अधिकम्greater; superior (thing)
अधिकम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विद्यतेexists; is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विद्/विद्-धातु in sense ‘to exist’ as in √विद्/विद्यते usage)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
यस्मात्because of which; from whom/which
यस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
आहुःthey said / they declare
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
परमर्षयःthe supreme sages
परमर्षयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरमर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaP
Pitāmaha (Brahmā)P
Paramarṣis (great sages)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes