Shloka 3
Devanagari script
ते पूज्यास्ते नमस्कार्या वर्तेथास्तेषु पुत्रवत् । ते हि लोकानिमान् सर्वान् धारयन्ति मनीषिण:
Transliteration
te pūjyās te namaskāryā varte thās teṣu putravat | te hi lokān imān sarvān dhārayanti manīṣiṇaḥ ||
Translation
ビーシュマは言った。「彼らこそ尊崇され、礼拝されるべき者である。徳ある子が父に仕えるように、彼らに接しなさい。賢きバラモンたちは、これら一切の世界を支え保っているのだから。」
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पूज्याःworthy of worship
पूज्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूज्य (पूज् + य)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नमस्कार्याःworthy of salutation
नमस्कार्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनमस्कार्य (नमस् + कृ + य)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वर्तेथाःyou should behave / conduct yourself
वर्तेथाः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (वर्तते)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
तेषुtowards them / among them
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
पुत्रवत्like a son
पुत्रवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुत्रवत्
Formtrue
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
Formtrue
लोकान्worlds
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
इमान्these
इमान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
धारयन्तिthey uphold / sustain
धारयन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
मनीषिणःthe wise (sages)
मनीषिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhishma (Bhīṣma)B
Brahmanas (Brāhmaṇāḥ)W
worlds (lokāḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
One should honor and salute Brāhmaṇas and relate to them with filial respect, because the wise—through learning, counsel, and preservation of dharma—are portrayed as sustaining the moral and cosmic order of the worlds.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his post-war instruction on dharma, giving prescriptive guidance on proper social and ethical conduct; here he emphasizes reverence toward Brāhmaṇas as a foundational duty.