Shloka 31

अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च

Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच बहुधा विभजिष्यामि ब्रह्म॒वध्यामिमामहम्‌ । शक्रस्थाघविमोक्षार्थ चतुर्भागं प्रतीच्छ वै

Transliteration

brahmovāca bahudhā vibhajiṣyāmi brahma-vadhyām imām aham | śakrasya agha-vimokṣārthaṁ caturbhāgaṁ pratīccha vai ||

Translation

ဗြဟ္မာက မိန့်သည်– «ဤဗြဟ္မသတ်မှုအပြစ်ကို ငါသည် အပိုင်းအစများစွာ ခွဲဝေမည်။ သက္ကရာ (အိန္ဒြာ) ကို အပြစ်မှ လွတ်မြောက်စေရန်အတွက် သင်လည်း ၎င်း၏ လေးပုံတစ်ပုံကို လက်ခံယူရမည်»။

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बहुधा: in many ways / into many parts
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• विभजिष्यामि: I shall divide
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज्
• Form: Simple Future, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ब्रह्मवध्या: the sin of brahma-slaying (brahmahatyā)
• ब्रह्मवध्या: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मवध्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अघ: sin
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ
• Form: Neuter

• विमोक्षार्थम्: for the sake of release (from it)
• विमोक्षार्थम्: Prayojana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमोक्षार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चतुर्भागम्: a fourth part
• चतुर्भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्भाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतीच्छ: accept (receive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-इ
• Form: Imperative, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed / surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śakra (Indra)
• Agni (implied by the Hindi gloss “Agni-dev!”)
• brahma-hatyā (sin of brahman-slaying)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even divine beings are shown as bound by moral causality: grave wrongdoing (brahma-hatyā) demands expiation, and restoration of order may involve distributing the burden of guilt so that cosmic balance and social-ethical norms are upheld.

What is happening in the narrative?

Brahmā announces a plan to relieve Indra (Śakra) of the heavy guilt of brahma-slaying by dividing that guilt into portions; he instructs Agni to accept one quarter share as part of this apportionment.