Shloka 140
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
Devanagari script
एष ते भरतश्रेष्ठ यज्ञानां विधिरुत्तम:
Translation
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଭରତଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ଯଜ୍ଞମାନଙ୍କର ଏହି ଉତ୍ତମ ବିଧି ତୁମକୁ କୁହାଗଲା। ଏଥିରେ ଉପବାସର ଫଳ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ; ହେ କୁନ୍ତୀନନ୍ଦନ, ଦରିଦ୍ର ଲୋକମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ଉପବାସାତ୍ମକ ବ୍ରତଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ କରି ଯଜ୍ଞଫଳ ପାଇଛନ୍ତି।
Word by Word
एषःthis
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेto you / for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas
भरतश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootभरत-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यज्ञानाम्of sacrifices
यज्ञानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विधिःrule / procedure
विधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्तमःexcellent / best
उत्तमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes