Shloka 38

Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)

Devanagari script

यद्‌ ब्राह्मणानां कुशलं तदेषां परिकीर्तयेत्‌

Transliteration

yad brāhmaṇānāṁ kuśalaṁ tad eṣāṁ parikīrtayet

Translation

The Brahmin said: “Whatever conduces to the welfare and well-being of Brahmins—let one proclaim and recommend that for these people.”

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कुशलम्: welfare/prosperity/well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एषाम्: of these (people)
• एषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• परिकीर्तयेत्: should proclaim/should relate
• परिकीर्तयेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कीर्तय्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brahmin)