Shloka 37

Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)

Devanagari script

इति तेषां वच: श्र॒त्वा ब्रह्मर्षिस्तानुवाच ह | उच्यतामिति तद्‌ वत्सा यद्‌ वः कार्य प्रियं मया

Transliteration

iti teṣāṁ vacaḥ śrutvā brahmarṣis tān uvāca ha | ucyatām iti tad vatsā yad vaḥ kāryaṁ priyaṁ mayā ||

Translation

彼らの言葉を聞くと、大ブラフマ仙ヴィヤーサは言った。「愛しい子らよ、申してみよ――何を望むのか。お前たちのために、私が成すべき大切な務めとは何か。」

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

• ब्रह्मर्षिः: the brahmarshi (great sage)
• ब्रह्मर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• उच्यताम्: let it be said / please say
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: imperative (लोट्), 3rd, singular, ātmanepada, passive

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• वत्साः: O children/dear ones
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स
• Form: masculine, vocative, plural

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

• वः: for you / of you
• वः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive/dative, plural

• कार्यम्: to be done; task; wish
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: instrumental, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vyāsa
• śiṣyāḥ (disciples)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A teacher responds to students with attentive listening and benevolent readiness to help, modeling dharmic conduct: hear first, then invite clear speech, and offer service without ego.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the disciples’ statement/request, the Brahmarṣi (Vyāsa) addresses them affectionately and asks them to state what they want him to do for their benefit.