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Shloka 15

ऋत्विग्धर्मः, दक्षिणा-न्यायः, तपसः परमार्थः

Ritvij-Dharma, the Norm of Dakṣiṇā, and the Higher Meaning of Tapas

पुमान्‌ यज्ञश्न सोमश्च न्यायवृत्तो यदा भवेत्‌ | अन्यायवृत्त: पुरुषो न परस्य न चात्मन:,यज्ञकर्ता पुरुष, यज्ञ और सोमरस--ये तीनों जब न्याय-सम्पन्न होते हैं तब यज्ञका यथार्थरूपसे सम्पादन होता है। अन्यायपरायण पुरुष न दूसरेका भला कर सकता है, न अपना ही

pumān yajñaśna somaś ca nyāyavṛtto yadā bhavet | anyāyavṛttaḥ puruṣo na parasya na cātmanaḥ ||

യജ്ഞം ചെയ്യുന്ന പുരുഷൻ, യജ്ഞം, സോമരസം—ഈ മൂന്നും ന്യായത്തിലും സദാചാരത്തിലും സ്ഥാപിതമായാൽ യജ്ഞം യഥാർത്ഥമായി സിദ്ധിക്കുന്നു. അന്യായത്തിൽ ആസക്തനായ മനുഷ്യൻ മറ്റൊരാളിനും തനിക്കും നന്മ ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയില്ല.

पुमान्a man
पुमान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञश्नःone who eats of the sacrifice (partakes of yajña-food)
यज्ञश्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञश्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सोमःSoma (soma-juice / Soma)
सोमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
न्यायवृत्तःof righteous conduct
न्यायवृत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootन्यायवृत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
भवेत्would be / should be / becomes
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अन्यायवृत्तःof unrighteous conduct
अन्यायवृत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्यायवृत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःa man
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
परस्यof another (person)
परस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आत्मनःof oneself
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
Y
Yajna (sacrifice)
S
Soma

Educational Q&A

Ritual action becomes genuinely fruitful only when it is grounded in justice and ethical conduct; unrighteous behavior undermines both social good and personal welfare.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma explains to the listener that the integrity of a sacrifice depends on the moral rectitude of all involved—sacrificer, participants, and the Soma offering—while condemning the futility of unjust conduct.