Shloka 38
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
Devanagari script
यद् ब्राह्मणानां कुशलं तदेषां परिकीर्तयेत्
Transliteration
yad brāhmaṇānāṁ kuśalaṁ tad eṣāṁ parikīrtayet
Translation
バラモンは言った。「バラモンたちの安寧と繁栄に資するものは何であれ、それを彼らのために宣べ、勧めるがよい。」
Word by Word
यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
ब्राह्मणानाम्of the Brahmins
ब्राह्मणानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कुशलम्welfare/prosperity/well-being
कुशलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुशल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एषाम्of these (people)
एषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
परिकीर्तयेत्should proclaim/should relate
परिकीर्तयेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-कीर्तय्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्राह्मण (Brahmin)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
One should actively speak in favor of, and advocate for, whatever truly benefits Brahmins—implying that right speech and counsel should be guided by dharma and the welfare of those devoted to sacred learning and ritual responsibility.
A Brahmin speaker offers a normative instruction: in the given situation, the proper response is to articulate and promote what is beneficial for Brahmins, framing the discussion around welfare-oriented dharmic counsel rather than personal gain or hostility.