Shloka 7

च्यवन-कुशिक-संवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Hospitality, Service, and Lineage Questions

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच त्रिषु वर्णेषु ये पुत्रा ब्राह्मणस्य युधिष्ठिर । वर्णयोश्ष द्वयो: स्यातां यौ राजन्यस्य भारत

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca |

triṣu varṇeṣu ye putrā brāhmaṇasya yudhiṣṭhira |

varṇayoś ca dvayoḥ syātāṃ yau rājanyasya bhārata ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର! ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କର କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟ, ବୈଶ୍ୟ ଓ ଶୂଦ୍ର—ଏଇ ତିନି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ଗର୍ଭରୁ ଯେ ପୁତ୍ର ଜନ୍ମେ, ଏହି ବିଧାନରେ ସେମାନେ ତିନି ପ୍ରକାର ବୋଲି ବୁଝାଯାନ୍ତି। ଏବଂ ହେ ଭାରତ! କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟ (ରାଜନ୍ୟ)ଙ୍କର ନିମ୍ନସ୍ଥ ଦୁଇ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ଗର୍ଭରୁ ଯେ ପୁତ୍ର ହୁଏ, ସେମାନେ ଦୁଇ ପ୍ରକାର ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्रिषु: in/among three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• वर्णेषु: in the varnas/classes
• वर्णेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhishthira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वर्णयोः: of (two) varnas/classes
• वर्णयोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• द्वयोः: of two
• द्वयोः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• स्याताम्: would be / may be (two)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

• यौ: which two / the two who
• यौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• राजन्यस्य: of a Kshatriya (royal class)
• राजन्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Yudhishthira
• Bharata (epithet of Yudhishthira)
• Brahmin (brāhmaṇa)
• Kshatriya (rājanya)
• Varṇa