Shloka 14
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
Devanagari script
अजुगुप्सांश्व विज्ञाय ब्राह्म॒णान् वृत्तिकर्शितान्
Transliteration
ajugupsāṁś ca vijñāya brāhmaṇān vṛttikarśitān
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “Recognizing those brāhmaṇas who were free from blame and whose livelihood had been worn down by hardship…”
Word by Word
अजुगुप्सत्he avoided / he did not approve
अजुगुप्सत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगुप् (जुगुप्सा-आत्मनेपद)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
गुप्सान्despicable (persons/things)
गुप्सान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुप्सा
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विज्ञायhaving known / having ascertained
विज्ञाय:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ज्ञा
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada/Ātmanepada-neutral (gerund)
ब्राह्मणान्Brahmins
ब्राह्मणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वृत्तिकर्शितान्afflicted by (lack of) livelihood; distressed for subsistence
वृत्तिकर्शितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्ति-कर्शित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaB
brāhmaṇasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
One should discern worthy recipients—those of good conduct and without blame—and respond ethically to visible hardship, especially when people are distressed in their basic livelihood.
Bhīṣma is continuing his instruction on dharma, introducing a situation where brāhmaṇas, though blameless, have become impoverished; the verse sets up the moral response (typically charity/support) that follows in the surrounding passage.