Shloka 87
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
Devanagari script
अथ देवा: समागम्य विष्णुमूचु: प्रजापतिम् । एको यो<हति मर्त्येंभ्य: श्रैष्ल्यं वैतं समादिश
Transliteration
atha devāḥ samāgamya viṣṇum ūcuḥ prajāpatiṃ | eko yo 'hati martyebhyaḥ śraiṣṭhyaṃ vaitaṃ samādiśa ||
Translation
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះទេវតាទាំងឡាយបានប្រជុំគ្នា ហើយទូលព្រះវិṣṇុ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃសត្វលោក (ប្រជាបតិ) ថា៖ «ក្នុងចំណោមមនុស្ស មានម្នាក់លើសលប់ជាងគេ—សូមប្រកាសឲ្យយើងដឹងច្បាស់ ថានរណាជាអ្នកឧត្តមបំផុតនោះ»។
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समागम्यhaving assembled / having come together
समागम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-गम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
विष्णुम्Vishnu
विष्णुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
प्रजापतिम्the Lord of creatures (Prajapati)
प्रजापतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एकःone (single)
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हतिkills / slays
हति:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मर्त्येभ्यःfrom mortals / among mortals
मर्त्येभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
श्रैष्ल्यम्best state / excellence (reading uncertain)
श्रैष्ल्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रैष्ल्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समादिशcommand / prescribe
समादिश:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-दिश्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
द
देवाः (the gods)व
विष्णु (Viṣṇu)प
प्रजापति (Prajāpati, as an epithet)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes