Shloka 13

Śakra–Śambara Saṃvāda: Brāhmaṇa-sevā, Anasūyā, and Vāg-bala (शक्रशम्बरसंवादः)

Devanagari script

सर्वकर्मसहा श्षान्ये पार्थिवेष्वितरेषु च । विविधाकारययुक्ताश्न ब्राह्मणा भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

sarvakarmasahā śāny(e) pārthiveṣv itareṣu ca | vividhākārayuktāś ca brāhmaṇā bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai banteng di antara keturunan Bharata, para brāhmaṇa sanggup menanggung dan mengerjakan segala macam pekerjaan—baik dalam pelayanan raja-raja maupun di tengah orang lain. Dengan aneka rupa dan peran, mereka menyesuaikan diri dalam banyak cara.”

Word by Word

• सर्वकर्मसहाः: capable of all kinds of work
• सर्वकर्मसहाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकर्मसह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थिवेषु: among kings / at kings' (houses)
• पार्थिवेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• इतरेषु: among others
• इतरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: इतर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विविधाकारयुक्ताः: endowed with various forms
• विविधाकारयुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविधाकारयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Bharatarshabha (addressed listener, likely Yudhishthira)
• Brahmanas
• Kings (pārthivāḥ)