Shloka 60
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
Devanagari script
यत्र गृत्समदो राजन ब्राह्मणैः स महीयते । स ब्रह्मचारी विप्रर्षि: श्रीमान् गृत्समदो5भवत्
Translation
Bhishma dijo: «Oh rey, allí donde los brahmanes ensalzan a Gṛtsamāda, allí mismo Gṛtsamāda—ese viprarṣi—fue un brahmacārī, ilustre y colmado de esplendor.»
Word by Word
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
गृत्समदःGṛtsamāda (name of a sage)
गृत्समदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगृत्समद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्राह्मणैःby Brahmins
ब्राह्मणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महीयतेis honored / is revered
महीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootमहीय् (महीयते)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada, Passive/Reflexive (honorific sense)
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मचारीa celibate student / one observing brahmacarya
ब्रह्मचारी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विप्रर्षिःa Brahmin-sage
विप्रर्षिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविप्रर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रीमान्splendid, illustrious
श्रीमान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रीमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गृत्समदःGṛtsamāda
गृत्समदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगृत्समद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्was / became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes