Shloka 7
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
Devanagari script
अन्यथा हि वृथा मर्त्या: पूजयन्त्यल्पबुद्धयः,अल्पबुद्धि मानव अन्य प्रकारसे मेरी व्यर्थ पूजा करते हैं। मैं उसे ग्रहण नहीं करता हूँ। वह पूजा मुझे संतोष प्रदान करनेवाली नहीं हैं
Transliteration
anyathā hi vṛthā martyāḥ pūjayanty alpabuddhayaḥ |
Translation
ビーシュマは言った。「さもなくば、理解の浅い凡人が捧げる礼拝はむなしい。かかる迷いの供養は真に我に届かず、我はそれを受け取らぬ。ゆえに我に満足をもたらさぬのだ。」
Word by Word
अन्यथाotherwise
अन्यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
वृथाin vain, fruitlessly
वृथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा
मर्त्याःmortals, human beings
मर्त्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पूजयन्तिworship, honor
पूजयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
अल्पबुद्धयःof little understanding, dull-witted
अल्पबुद्धयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअल्पबुद्धि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Worship must be offered with right understanding and proper intent; otherwise it becomes futile and fails to please or be accepted by the worthy recipient.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma, he criticizes misguided, unintelligent forms of honoring/worship, stating that such offerings are not accepted and do not bring true satisfaction.