Shloka 36
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
Devanagari script
तं तु यज्ञ तथारूपं गच्छन्तमुपलभ्य सः
Transliteration
taṃ tu yajña tathārūpaṃ gacchantam upalabhya saḥ
Translation
तो विलक्षण स्वरूपाचा यज्ञ पुढे सरकत आहे असे त्याने पाहिले व ओळखले; आणि त्या कर्माचा निर्णायक अर्थ मनात ठसविला।
Word by Word
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
यज्ञम्sacrifice, yajña
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तथा-रूपम्of such a form/so constituted
तथा-रूपम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतथारूप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गच्छन्तम्going, proceeding
गच्छन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
उपलभ्यhaving perceived/recognized, having found
उपलभ्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-लभ्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Active
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
yajña (sacrifice/rite)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line foregrounds attentive discernment in matters of dharma: a yajña is not merely an act but a morally charged process whose ‘form’ and trajectory must be recognized and evaluated by the wise.
Bhishma describes someone noticing a particular kind of sacrifice as it proceeds; the verse functions as a narrative hinge, preparing for the observer’s subsequent response or intervention based on what has been perceived.