Shloka 24

भीष्म–जामदग्न्यसंवादः (Amba-prasaṅga and Kurukṣetra Dvandva Declaration) / Bhishma–Jamadagnya Dialogue

Devanagari script

ये ते वेदा: शरीरस्था ब्राह्माण्यं यच्च ते महत्‌ । तपश्च ते महत्‌ तप्तं न तेभ्य: प्रहराम्यहम्‌,“विप्रवर! आपके शरीरमें जो वेद हैं, जो आपका महान्‌ ब्राह्मणत्व है तथा आपने जो बड़ी भारी तपस्या की है, उन सबके ऊपर मैं बाणोंका प्रहार नहीं करता हूँ

Transliteration

ye te vedāḥ śarīrasthā brāhmaṇyaṁ yac ca te mahat | tapaś ca te mahat taptaṁ na tebhyaḥ praharāmy aham ||

Translation

ହେ ବିପ୍ରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ତୁମ ଶରୀରରେ ଅଧିଷ୍ଠିତ ବେଦ, ତୁମ ମହାନ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ୍ୟ, ଏବଂ ତୁମେ କରିଥିବା ଭାରୀ ତପସ୍ୟା—ଏସବୁ ଉପରେ ମୁଁ ବାଣ ପ୍ରହାର କରେନି। ପବିତ୍ର ବିଦ୍ୟା ଓ ତପୋମହିମା ପ୍ରତି ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାରୁ, ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କ ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଭଙ୍ଗ ହେବ ଏମିତି ଭାବେ ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଆଘାତ କରିବି ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• ये: which (those)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वेदाः: Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शरीरस्थाः: dwelling in (your) body
• शरीरस्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरीरस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्माण्यम्: Brahminhood, brahminical status
• ब्राह्माण्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्माण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तप्तम्: performed, undergone (austerity)
• तप्तम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तेभ्यः: from them / with regard to them
• तेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• प्रहरामि: I strike, I attack
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हृ
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vedas
• brāhmaṇya (brahminhood)
• tapas (austerity)
• arrows