Shloka 37
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मचर्य दहेद् राजन् सर्वपापान्युपासितम् । ब्राह्मणेन विशेषेण ब्राह्मणो हाग्निरुच्यते
Transliteration
brahmacaryaṁ dahed rājan sarvapāpāny upāsitam | brāhmaṇena viśeṣeṇa brāhmaṇo hy agnir ucyate ||
Translation
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ, ബ്രഹ്മചര്യത്തിന്റെ ശാസ്ത്രീയമായ അനുഷ്ഠാനം സമ്പാദിതമായ എല്ലാ പാപങ്ങളെയും ദഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ബ്രാഹ്മണന്റെ കാര്യത്തിൽ; കാരണം ബ്രഹ്മചാരിയായ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ അഗ്നിസ്വഭാവമുള്ളവനെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.
Word by Word
ब्रह्मचर्यम्brahmacarya, celibate discipline
ब्रह्मचर्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दहेत्would burn / should burn
दहेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सर्वपापानिall sins
सर्वपापानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वपाप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
उपासितम्when practiced / having been observed
उपासितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आस्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणेनby a Brahmin
ब्राह्मणेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
विशेषेणespecially / in particular
विशेषेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said / is called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (passive)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaR
rājan (the king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)B
brāhmaṇaA
agni (fire)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes