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Shloka 1

Sāma (Sāntva) and Dāna: The Brāhmaṇa’s Conciliatory Release from a Rākṣasa

Devanagari script

- आदरणीय पुरुषके चरणोंको हाथसे पकड़कर जो नमस्कार किया जाता है

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca maitreyaḥ karmapūjakaḥ | atyantaśrīmati kule jātaḥ prājño bahuśrutaḥ ||

Translation

Le salut respectueux accompli en saisissant de la main les pieds d’un homme digne d’honneur s’appelle « abhivādana » ; et le fait d’incliner la tête devant un homme vénérable, les deux mains jointes en añjali portées au front, porte le nom de « praṇāma ». Bhīṣma dit : Ainsi interpellé, Maitreya — voué au culte de l’action juste — répondit. Né dans une lignée très prospère, il était sage et d’une vaste érudition.

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed / spoken to

प्रत्युवाचreplied

मैत्रेयःMaitreya

कर्मपूजकःone who worships/values action (ritual works)

अत्यन्तश्रीमतिin a very prosperous (wealthy) [family]

कुलेin a family

जातःborn

प्राज्ञःwise

बहुशुतःmuch-learned (having heard/learned much)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Maitreya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse introduces Maitreya as a model of dharmic character—devoted to right action, wise, and learned—implying that ethical authority rests on conduct and knowledge rather than mere birth or wealth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma reports that after being addressed, the sage Maitreya responds; the line functions as a narrative transition and a brief characterization of Maitreya before his counsel unfolds.