Shloka 41
Āśrama-dharma: Duties of the Four Life-Stages (आश्रमधर्मः)
Devanagari script
दैवतं हि महच्छुद्धा पवित्र यजतां च यत् । दैवतं हि परं विप्रा: स्वेन स्वेन परस्परम्
Transliteration
daivataṃ hi mahacchuddhā pavitra yajātāṃ ca yat | daivataṃ hi paraṃ viprāḥ svena svena parasparam ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “O pure ones, that which is great and sanctifying—worthy of being honored by those who perform sacrifices—is truly ‘the divine.’ Indeed, O Brahmins, the highest divinity for each of you is found in one another, each in his own way.”
Word by Word
दैवतंthe divine / deity
दैवतं:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
महत्great
महत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शुद्धाःpure (ones)
शुद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पवित्रम्purifier; sacred (thing)
पवित्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यजताम्of those who worship/sacrifice
यजताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
यत्which/that (what)
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
दैवतंthe divine / deity
दैवतं:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
परम्supreme, highest
परम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
विप्राःbrahmins, sages
विप्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्वेनby/with one's own
स्वेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
स्वेनby/with (his) own
स्वेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
परस्परम्mutually, one another
परस्परम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaV
viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes