Shloka 21

Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna

Chapter 79

Devanagari script

यज्वनां दानशीलानां ब्राह्मणानां कृतात्मनाम्‌ चरितत्रह्वाचर्याणां पुण्यतीर्थावगाहिनाम्‌

Transliteration

yajvanāṁ dānaśīlānāṁ brāhmaṇānāṁ kṛtātmanām caritatrahvācaryāṇāṁ puṇyatīrthāvagāhinām

Translation

သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– «သူတို့သည် ယဇ္ဈပြုသူများ၊ လှူဒါန်းခြင်းကို ချစ်မြတ်နိုးသူများ၊ ကိုယ်ကို ထိန်းသိမ်းနိုင်သော ဗြာဟ္မဏများဖြစ်၍၊ တပသ်အကျင့်များဖြင့် အပြုအမူကို အလှဆင်ထားကာ၊ ပုဏ္ဏတီရ္ထ(သန့်ရှင်းသော ဘုရားဖူးရေချိုးရာ) များတွင် ရေချိုးခဲ့သူများ ဖြစ်ကြ၏။»

Word by Word

• यज्वनाम्: of sacrificers
• यज्वनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• दानशीलानाम्: of those disposed to giving (charitable)
• दानशीलानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दानशील
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कृतात्मनाम्: of self-controlled / disciplined (lit. ‘made-souled’)
• कृतात्मनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• चरितब्रह्मचर्याणाम्: of those who have practiced brahmacarya (celibate discipline)
• चरितब्रह्मचर्याणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चरितब्रह्मचर्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पुण्यतीर्थावगाहिनाम्: of those who bathe/immerse in holy tīrthas
• पुण्यतीर्थावगाहिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यतीर्थावगाहिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Brāhmaṇas
• tīrthas (holy pilgrimage-fords)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises an ideal Brahmin profile: commitment to yajña (sacrificial duty), generosity (dāna), self-mastery (kṛtātman), disciplined conduct, and purification through tīrtha-bathing—virtues that define dharmic character and social-religious responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a group characterized by religious merit and disciplined life—Brahmins known for sacrifice, charity, and pilgrimage—setting a moral and cultural backdrop within the war narrative of Droṇa Parva.