Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 59
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
Devanagari script
एतस्मात् कारणाद् ब्रह्मन् प्रहसे त्वां द्विजोत्तम | नत्वां परिभवन् ब्रह्मन् प्रहसामि गुरुर्भवान्
Transliteration
etasmāt kāraṇād brahman prahase tvāṁ dvijottama | na tvāṁ paribhavan brahman prahasāmi gurur bhavān ||
Translation
ਹੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ, ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵਿਜੋਤ੍ਤਮ! ਇਸੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਵੱਲ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਹੱਸਦਾ ਹਾਂ; ਪਰ ਹੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ, ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ—ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੋ।
Word by Word
एतस्मात्from this
एतस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
कारणात्from the reason/cause
कारणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रहसेI laugh (at/with)
प्रहसे:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हस्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada, Indicative
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
द्विजोत्तमO best of the twice-born
द्विजोत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजोत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
परिभवन्disrespecting/insulting
परिभवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-भू
FormShatr (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रहसामिI laugh
प्रहसामि:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हस्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative
गुरुःteacher; venerable one
गुरुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवान्you (honorific)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पुरोहित उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पुरोहित (the priest; speaker)ब
ब्रह्मन् (a Brahmin addressee)द
द्विजोत्तम (the Brahmin addressed as 'best of the twice-born')ग
गुरु (teacher/preceptor)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes