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Shloka 3

अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता

Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality

देवता: पूजयन्तीह दैवेनैवेह तेजसा । उपेत्य तस्माद्‌ देवेभ्य: सर्वेभ्यो दापयेन्नर:,देवता अपने दैव तेजसे ही इस जगतमें ब्राह्मणोंका पूजन (समादर) करते हैं; अतः देवताओं के उद्देश्यसे सभी ब्राह्मणोंके पास जाकर उन्हें दान देना चाहिये

bhīṣma uvāca | devatāḥ pūjayantīha daivenaiveha tejasā | upetya tasmād devebhyaḥ sarvebhyo dāpayen naraḥ ||

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ദേവന്മാർ തങ്ങളുടെ ദൈവതേജസ്സുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ ആദരിക്കുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട് മനുഷ്യൻ എല്ലാ ബ്രാഹ്മണരെയും സമീപിച്ച്, സർവ്വദേവന്മാർക്കായി സമർപ്പിച്ച് ദാനം നൽകണം।

देवताःthe deities
देवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
पूजयन्तिworship / honor
पूजयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
दैवेनby fate / by divine ordinance
दैवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदैव
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
एवindeed / only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
तेजसाby splendor / power
तेजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
उपेत्यhaving approached
उपेत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-इ
FormGerund (Absolutive), Active
तस्मात्therefore / from that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
देवेभ्यःfor the gods
देवेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
सर्वेभ्यःto all
सर्वेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Plural
दापयेत्should cause (someone) to give / should have (gifts) given
दापयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (णिच्)
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, true
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
D
Devatāḥ (gods)
B
Brāhmaṇāḥ (Brahmanas)

Educational Q&A

Giving (dāna) to Brahmanas is presented as a dharmic act that also serves the gods; since the gods themselves honor Brahmanas through divine potency, humans should likewise approach Brahmanas and give, dedicating the gift to the deities.

In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he explains the religious-ethical rationale for charity: honoring and supporting Brahmanas through gifts is aligned with divine order and functions as devotion toward all gods.