Shloka 3
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच इममड्विरसा प्रोक्त तीर्थवंशं महाद्युते श्रोतुमर्हसि भद्रं ते प्राप्स्यसे धर्ममुत्तमम्
Translation
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਹੇ ਮਹਾਤੇਜਸਵੀ ਰਾਜਨ! ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਕਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੰਗਿਰਾ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਨੇ ਤੀਰਥ-ਸਮੂਹ ਦਾ ਜੋ ਵਰਣਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੀ, ਉਹ ਸੁਣਨ ਯੋਗ ਹੈ; ਤੇਰਾ ਮੰਗਲ ਹੋਵੇ। ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣਨ ਨਾਲ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਉੱਤਮ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ।
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अङ्गिरसाby Angiras
अङ्गिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रोक्तम्spoken/declared
प्रोक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-वच्
FormPast Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
तीर्थवंशम्the lineage/collection of tīrthas (sacred fords)
तीर्थवंशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थवंश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महाद्युतेO great-splendored one
महाद्युते:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाद्युति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
श्रोतुम्to hear
श्रोतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormInfinitive (tumun)
अर्हसिyou are fit/deserve
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent, Second, Singular
भद्रम्welfare/auspiciousness
भद्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभद्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तेto you/for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
प्राप्स्यसेyou will attain
प्राप्स्यसे:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormFuture, Atmanepada, Second, Singular
धर्मम्dharma
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्supreme/excellent
उत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes