Shloka 47
मृत्यु-काल-प्रबोधनम् (Instruction on Mortality, Time, and Truth) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 169
Devanagari script
पूर्वान् समर द्विज ज्ञातीन् प्रख्यातान् वेदपारगान् । तेषां वंशेडभिजातस्त्वमीदृश: कुलपांसन:,“ब्रह्म! अपने पूर्वजोंको तो याद कर। उनकी कितनी ख्याति थी। वे कैसे वेदोंके पारड्गत विद्वान थे और तू उन्हींके वंशमें पैदा होकर ऐसा कुलकलड्क निकला
Transliteration
pūrvān samara dvija jñātīn prakhyātān vedapāragān | teṣāṁ vaṁśe 'bhijātas tvam īdṛśaḥ kulapāṁsanaḥ ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “O brāhmaṇa, remember your forefathers—your renowned kinsmen who had mastered the Vedas. Born in their lineage, you have turned out like this: a disgrace that soils the honor of the family.”
Word by Word
पूर्वान्former/ancient
पूर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
स्मरremember
स्मर:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
द्विजO twice-born (brahmin)
द्विज:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ज्ञातीन्kinsmen/relatives
ज्ञातीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञाति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रख्यातान्renowned
प्रख्यातान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रख्यात
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वेदपारगान्those who have mastered the Vedas
वेदपारगान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेदपारग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
वंशेin the lineage
वंशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवंश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अभिजातःborn (nobly) / well-born
अभिजातः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिजात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
ईदृशःsuch (as this)
ईदृशः:
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुलपांसनःa disgrace to the family
कुलपांसनः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुलपांसन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaD
dvija (a brāhmaṇa addressee)A
ancestors/forefathers (pūrvāḥ)K
kinsmen (jñāti)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes