Shloka 10
अबुद्धिपूर्वकपापविमोचनप्रश्नः — Janamejaya’s Unintended Transgression and the Indrota Rebuke
Devanagari script
यस्तु धर्म यथाशक्ति गृहस्थो हानुवर्तते
Transliteration
yastu dharmaṃ yathāśakti gṛhastho hānuvartate
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “But the householder who, to the best of his ability, follows dharma without neglecting it—such a person upholds the proper order of life through steady, practicable righteousness rather than mere ideals.”
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
धर्मम्dharma, righteous duty
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यथा-शक्तिaccording to (one's) ability
यथा-शक्ति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
गृहस्थःa householder
गृहस्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनुवर्ततेfollows, practices
अनुवर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु√वृत् (धातु)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaG
gṛhastha (householder)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes