Shloka 9

Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa

On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation

Devanagari script

पूजयन्‌ सुखमाप्रोति दुःखमाप्रोत्यपूजयन्‌ । ब्राह्मण: सर्वभूतानां योगक्षेमसमर्पिता

Transliteration

śakra uvāca | pūjayan sukham āpnoti duḥkham āpnoty apūjayan | brāhmaṇaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ yogakṣema-samarpitaḥ ||

Translation

Śakra dit : « Celui qui honore (le Brāhmaṇa) obtient le bonheur ; celui qui ne l’honore pas obtient la peine. Car le Brāhmaṇa est voué à assurer le yoga et le kṣema—le bien-être et la protection—de tous les êtres vivants. »

Word by Word

• पूजयन्: honouring, worshipping
• पूजयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन

• अपुजयन्: not honouring, dishonouring
• अपुजयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त) with नञ्-प्रत्यय (अ-), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुं, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• योगक्षेमसमर्पितः: devoted/assigned to (their) welfare and security
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगक्षेम-समर्पित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) from सम्+अर्प्, पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches a dharmic principle of reciprocity: honoring worthy spiritual custodians (here, the Brāhmaṇa) brings happiness, while disrespect brings suffering, because such persons are portrayed as dedicated to the welfare and security (yoga-kṣema) of all beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra (Indra) is speaking and underscores the ethical and social importance of honoring Brāhmaṇas, presenting them as benefactors who uphold and promote the well-being of living beings; the statement functions as moral instruction within Anuśāsana Parva’s discourse on conduct.