Shloka 25

ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins

Devanagari script

किमागमनकृत्य ते सर्व प्रब्रूहि मे नूप । यत्‌ ते प्रियं तत्‌ करिष्ये न मे5त्रास्ति विचारणा

Transliteration

kim āgamanakṛtyaṃ te sarvaṃ prabrūhi me nṛpa | yat te priyaṃ tat kariṣye na me 'trāsti vicāraṇā ||

Translation

Wahai raja, katakanlah sepenuhnya untuk keperluan apa engkau datang kemari; ceritakan kepadaku segala rinciannya. Apa pun yang engkau anggap berharga dan engkau kehendaki, itulah yang akan kulakukan; dalam hal ini tiada keraguan di hatiku.

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• आगमनम्: coming, arrival
• आगमनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• कृत्य: having done, after doing
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active

• ते: to you / of you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive/dative, singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• प्रब्रूहि: tell, speak forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, 2, singular

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: dative/genitive, singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• ते: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• प्रियम्: dear, pleasing
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• करिष्ये: I will do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), आत्मनेपद, 1, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मे: of me / in me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• विचारणा: deliberation, second thought
• विचारणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• nṛpa (king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethic of responsive duty: a trusted elder or counselor invites full disclosure of the king’s purpose and commits to act for the king’s welfare without wavering, emphasizing loyalty, clarity, and readiness to serve dharma through action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses a king who has approached him, asking the reason for the visit and requesting a complete account. He assures the king that he will carry out whatever the king desires, indicating steadfast support and willingness to help.