Shloka 7
Devanagari script
तमतिक्रम्य विधिना प्रष्टमर्हसि काड्क्षितम् । स ते परमकं धर्म न मिथ्या दर्शयिष्यति
Transliteration
tam atikramya vidhinā praṣṭum arhasi kāṅkṣitam | sa te paramakaṃ dharmaṃ na mithyā darśayiṣyati ||
Translation
正しい作法をもって彼のもとへ赴き、真に問いたいことを尋ねよ。彼は最上のダルマを示し、偽りの教えで汝を惑わすことはない。
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अतिक्रम्यhaving approached/going up to (lit. having gone beyond/overstepped)
अतिक्रम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-क्रम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
विधिनाaccording to rule; with proper procedure
विधिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रष्टुम्to ask
प्रष्टुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-शंस्/प्रच्छ् (प्रच्छ् = to ask)
Formतुमुन् (infinitive)
अर्हसिyou ought/are fit
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
काङ्क्षितम्desired (thing/question)
काङ्क्षितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकाङ्क्षित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
परमकम्supreme; most excellent
परमकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरमक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma; righteous duty
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मिथ्याfalsely; wrongly
मिथ्या:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथ्या
दर्शयिष्यतिhe will show/teach
दर्शयिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (causative: दर्शय-)
FormFuture, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्राह्मण (speaker)T
tam (an unnamed teacher/authority figure referred to as 'him')D
dharma (as the subject taught)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Seek guidance from a trustworthy authority and inquire with proper decorum; true dharma is transmitted through disciplined questioning and reliable instruction, not through misleading or false doctrines.
A Brahmin advises the listener to go to a particular person (implied to be a competent teacher) and, following proper etiquette, ask the desired question; the teacher is affirmed as one who will reveal the highest dharma without teaching anything false.