Shloka 9
आपद्धर्मे वैश्यवृत्तिः, विक्रय-निषेधाः, तथा ब्रह्म-क्षत्र-सम्बन्धः
Emergency Livelihood, Prohibited Trade, and Brahman–Kshatra Regulation
Devanagari script
अन्न ते वर्तयिष्यामि यथा धर्म: सनातन: । व्यवहारप्रवृत्तानां तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर,युधिष्ठिर! इस विषयमें व्यवहारपरायण मनुष्योंके लिये सनातन कालसे चला आता हुआ धर्म जैसा है, वैसा मैं तुम्हें बतला रहा हूँ सुनो
Transliteration
anna te vartayiṣyāmi yathā dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ | vyavahāra-pravṛttānāṃ tan nibodha yudhiṣṭhira ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “I shall explain to you, O Yudhishthira, the eternal dharma as it has long been upheld—especially for those engaged in worldly dealings and social conduct. Listen and understand it well.”
Word by Word
अन्नfood
अन्न:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
वर्तयिष्यामिI shall provide / maintain
वर्तयिष्यामि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (वर्तयति, caus.)
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
यथाas, in the manner that
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
धर्मःdharma, law, duty
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सनातनःeternal, ancient
सनातनः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यवहारworldly dealings, legal practice
व्यवहार:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootव्यवहार
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रवृत्तानाम्of those engaged (in)
प्रवृत्तानाम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रवृत्त (प्र + √वृत्, क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
तत्that (teaching/matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निबोधunderstand, heed
निबोध:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनि + √बुध्
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
—
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaY
YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes