Shloka 25
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
Devanagari script
येन प्रीणाति पितरं तेन प्रीत: प्रजापति: । प्रीणाति मातरं येन पृथिवी तेन पूजिता
Translation
जिस कर्म से मनुष्य पिता को प्रसन्न करता है, उसी से प्रजापति (ब्रह्मा) प्रसन्न होते हैं; और जिस व्यवहार से वह माता को प्रसन्न करता है, उसी से समूची पृथ्वी की भी पूजा हो जाती है।
Word by Word
येनby which (act/means)
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रीणातिpleases/satisfies
प्रीणाति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रीण्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तेनby that (same means)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रीतःpleased/satisfied
प्रीतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्री (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (Brahmā/creator)
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रीणातिpleases/satisfies
प्रीणाति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रीण्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
येनby which (conduct/means)
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
पृथिवीthe earth
पृथिवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby that (same means)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
पूजिताhonoured/worshipped
पूजिता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूज् (क्त)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes