Shloka 45
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
उपपन्त्याभिसम्पन्नान् नित्यं सद्धिर्निषिवितान्,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! इस प्रकार हिंसारहित, युक्तिसंगत तथा श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंद्वारा सेवित धर्मोकी ही तुलाधार वैश्यने सदा प्रशंसा की थी
Transliteration
upapantyābhisampannān nityaṁ saddhir niṣevitān | bhīṣma uvāca—yudhiṣṭhira! evaṁ hiṁsārahitaṁ yuktisaṅgataṁ ca śreṣṭha-puruṣaiḥ niṣevitaṁ dharmam eva tulādhāra-vaiśyaḥ sadā praśaśaṁsa |
Translation
Bhishma said: “Yudhishthira, in this manner the Vaishya named Tulādhāra always praised that dharma alone—free from violence, grounded in sound reasoning, and consistently practiced and upheld by the good and the noble.”
Word by Word
उपपन्नान्properly established; appropriate
उपपन्नान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउपपन्न (उप + √पद्/पद्यते; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अभिसम्पन्नान्fully endowed; accomplished
अभिसम्पन्नान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिसम्पन्न (अभि + सम् + √पद्/पद्यते; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
सद्भिःby the good (people)
सद्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
निषेवितान्practised/served; frequented
निषेवितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिषेवित (नि + √सेव्; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaY
YudhishthiraT
TuladharaV
VaishyaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes