Shloka 38

Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)

Devanagari script

ते यद्‌ ब्रूयुर्महाप्राज्ञास्तच्चैव समुदाचर । ततो वसिष्ठ देवर्षिमगस्त्यमथ काश्यपम्‌

Transliteration

te yad brūyur mahāprājñās tac caiva samudācara | tato vasiṣṭhaṃ devarṣim agastyam atha kāśyapaṃ, kena vā karmayogena pradānena iha kena vā ||

Translation

Dijo Bhishma: «Cuanto esos grandes y sabios rishis te indiquen, hazlo tal cual: llévalo a la práctica». Después, el ilustre hijo de Bhṛgu, Parashurama, se acercó al vidente divino Vasiṣṭha, y también a Agastya y a Kāśyapa, y preguntó: «Oh los más eminentes entre los brahmanes, deseo purificarme. Decidme: ¿por qué disciplina de acción, o por qué don ofrecido en este mundo, puede uno alcanzar la pureza?»

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ब्रूयुः: should say / may tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महाप्राज्ञाः: greatly wise (sages)
• महाप्राज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• समुदाचर: practice / carry out
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-आ-चर्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवर्षिम्: the divine seer
• देवर्षिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अगस्त्यम्: Agastya
• अगस्त्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: अगस्त्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then / and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• काश्यपम्: Kāśyapa
• काश्यपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: काश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• केन: by what?
• केन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun (Interrogative)
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• कर्मयोगेन: by the discipline/path of action
• कर्मयोगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मयोग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रदानेन: by giving / by donation
• प्रदानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here (in this world / in this matter)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• केन: by what?
• केन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun (Interrogative)
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Paraśurāma (Bhṛgunandana)
• Vasiṣṭha
• Agastya
• Kāśyapa
• Nārada (mentioned in the accompanying prose context)