Shloka 32

Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

पशुयज्ञै: कथं हिंस्नैमादृशो यछ्टमहति

Transliteration

paśuyajñaiḥ kathaṃ hiṃsnair mādṛśo yaṣṭum arhati

Translation

ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—“હિંસાવાળા પશુ-યજ્ઞો કરવા માટે મારા જેવો પુરુષ કેવી રીતે યોગ્ય થઈ શકે?”

Word by Word

• पशुयज्ञैः: by/with animal-sacrifices
• पशुयज्ञैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुयज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• हिंस्नैः: by those who injure/kill; by violent (acts/agents)
• हिंस्नैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिंस्न
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मादृशः: one like me
• मादृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मादृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यष्टुम्: to sacrifice; to perform a sacrifice
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Infinitive

• अर्हति: is fit/deserves; is entitled
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, 3, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma