Shloka 27
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
Devanagari script
अहमासं यथाटद्य त्वं भविता त्वं यथा वयम् । मावमंस्था मया कर्म दुष्कृतं कृतमित्युत
Translation
Bhīṣma bersabda: “Seperti engkau pada hari ini, dahulu aku juga pernah demikian; dan seperti keadaan kami sekarang, suatu hari kelak engkau juga akan mengalaminya. Maka janganlah menghina aku dengan menyangka, ‘Aku telah melakukan keberanian yang amat sukar dan agung.’”
Word by Word
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
आसम्was
आसम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भू)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Singular
यथाas / just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अद्यtoday / now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्वम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
भविताwill become / will be
भविता:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPeriphrastic future (Luṭ) / future agent-noun usage, —, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्वम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
यथाas / just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवयम्
Form—, Nominative, Plural
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
अवमंस्थाःdisrespect / despise
अवमंस्थाः:
TypeVerb
Rootअवमन्/अवमंस्था (denom.)
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मdeed / act
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
दुष्कृतम्evil / sinful
दुष्कृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्कृत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
कृतम्done
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPast passive participle (kta), —, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उतindeed / and
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes