Shloka 75
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
Devanagari script
प्रत्यादित्य॑ प्रत्यनलं प्रति गां च प्रति द्विजान् ये मेहन्ति च पन्थानं ते भवन्ति गतायुष:
Transliteration
pratyādityaṁ pratyanalaṁ prati gāṁ ca prati dvijān ye mehanti ca panthānaṁ te bhavanti gatāyuṣaḥ
Translation
जे सूर्याच्या, अग्नीच्या, गायीच्या तसेच ब्राह्मणांच्या दिशेने तोंड करून लघवी करतात, आणि जे रस्त्याच्या मधोमध मूत्र करतात—ते सर्व अल्पायुषी होतात.
Word by Word
प्रतिtowards; facing
प्रति:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
Formupasarga/avyaya; governs accusative in sense 'towards/facing'
आदित्यम्the Sun
आदित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
प्रतिtowards; facing
प्रति:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
Formupasarga/avyaya; governs accusative
अनलम्fire
अनलम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनल
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
प्रतिtowards; facing
प्रति:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
Formupasarga/avyaya; governs accusative
गाम्a cow
गाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगो
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formconjunction
प्रतिtowards; facing
प्रति:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
Formupasarga/avyaya; governs accusative
द्विजान्twice-born (Brahmins)
द्विजान्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
मेहन्तिurinate
मेहन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootमिह्
Formpresent tense (lat), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formconjunction
पन्थानम्the path; roadway
पन्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथिन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
भवन्तिbecome; are
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formpresent tense (lat), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural
गतायुषःdeprived of life-span; doomed/short-lived
गतायुषः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगतायु
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaĀ
Āditya (Sun)A
Agni (Fire)G
Go (Cow)D
Dvija (Brāhmaṇas / twice-born)P
Panthā (road/path)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes