Shloka 15
Āśrama-dharma: Duties of the Four Life-Stages (आश्रमधर्मः)
Devanagari script
ये तु क्रतुभिरीजाना: श्रुतवन्तश्न भूमिपा: । य एवाहवजेतारस्त एषां लोकजित्तमा:
Translation
या राजांमध्ये जे मोठमोठे यज्ञ करणारे, वेद-शास्त्रज्ञ आणि युद्धात विजय मिळविणारे आहेत—तेच पुण्यलोक जिंकणाऱ्यांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ आहेत.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
क्रतुभिःby sacrifices (rites)
क्रतुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ईजानाःhaving worshipped / having sacrificed
ईजानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootईजान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
श्रुतवन्तःlearned (having heard/learned the Veda)
श्रुतवन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुतवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भूमिपाःkings (protectors of the earth)
भूमिपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूमिप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आहवजेतारःvictors in battle
आहवजेतारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआहवजेतृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एषाम्of these (among these)
एषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
लोकजित्तमाःbest among world-conquerors
लोकजित्तमाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोकजित्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes