Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अपराधमिमं विदप्र क्षन्तुमहसि मेडनघ । जानामि तेजो विप्राणां महाभाग्यं च धीमताम्‌

Transliteration

aparādham imaṁ viditvā kṣantum arhasi medhānagha | jānāmi tejo viprāṇāṁ mahābhāgyaṁ ca dhīmatām ||

Translation

The brāhmaṇa said: “Knowing this offence of mine, you ought to forgive me, O sinless one of keen understanding. I know well the spiritual power of brāhmaṇas, and the great good fortune that attends the wise.”

Word by Word

• aparādham: offense, fault
• aparādham: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparādha
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• imam: this
• imam: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• viddhi: know, understand
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid
• Form: Imperative, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• pra: forth, fully (prefix/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra

• kṣantum: to forgive
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣam
• Form: Tumun (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• arhasi: you are worthy/ought (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh
• Form: Present, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• me: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• anagha: O sinless one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anagha
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• jānāmi: I know
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā
• Form: Present, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada

• tejaḥ: splendor, power
• tejaḥ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• viprāṇām: of brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• mahābhāgyam: great fortune
• mahābhāgyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāgya
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• dhīmatām: of the wise
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (a brāhmaṇa speaker)
• विप्राः (brāhmaṇas, as a class)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical repentance and the duty of forgiveness: one who recognizes a fault should seek pardon with humility, and the addressed person is urged to forgive, acknowledging the moral and spiritual stature (tejas) associated with the wise and with brāhmaṇas.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa speaker admits an offence and appeals for forgiveness, addressing the other party as “sinless” and “intelligent,” and justifying the plea by invoking his awareness of the spiritual potency and auspicious standing of learned brāhmaṇas and wise persons.