Shloka 25
Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)
Devanagari script
येन प्रीणाति पितरं तेन प्रीत: प्रजापति: । प्रीणाति मातरं येन पृथिवी तेन पूजिता
Transliteration
yena prīṇāti pitaraṁ tena prītaḥ prajāpatiḥ | prīṇāti mātaraṁ yena pṛthivī tena pūjitā ||
Translation
Bhīṣma berkata: Dengan tingkah laku apa pun yang menggembirakan ayah, dengan itulah Prajāpati—Tuhan segala makhluk—berkenan. Dan dengan tingkah laku apa pun yang menggembirakan ibu, dengan itulah Bumi sendiri dimuliakan dan dihormati.
Word by Word
येनby which (act/means)
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रीणातिpleases/satisfies
प्रीणाति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रीण्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तेनby that (same means)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रीतःpleased
प्रीतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजापतिःPrajapati (Lord of creatures)
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रीणातिpleases/satisfies
प्रीणाति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रीण्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
येनby which (act/means)
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
पृथिवीthe Earth
पृथिवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby that (same means)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
पूजिताhonored/worshipped
पूजिता:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूजित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaP
PrajāpatiF
Father (pitṛ)M
Mother (mātṛ)P
Pṛthivī (Earth)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes