Shloka 20
प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting
Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue
Devanagari script
निमे संकल्पितस्ते5यं पितृयज्ञस्तपोधन । मा ते भूद् भी: पूर्वदृष्टो धर्मो5यं ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्
Transliteration
nime saṅkalpitas te ’yaṃ pitṛyajñas tapodhana | mā te bhūd bhīḥ pūrvadṛṣṭo dharmo ’yaṃ brahmaṇā svayam ||
Translation
ਹੇ ਤਪੋਧਨ ਨਿਮੀ! ਤੂੰ ਜੋ ਇਹ ਪਿਤ੍ਰ-ਯਜ्ञ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਸੰਕਲਪ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਯਥੋਚਿਤ ਹੈ; ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਡਰ ਨਾ। ਇਹ ਧਰਮ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸਵੈੰ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੇ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ ਜਾਣ ਕੇ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੀ।
Word by Word
निमेO Nimi
निमे:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनिमि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
संकल्पितःresolved/undertaken
संकल्पितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंकल्पित (√कॢप/कल्प्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेfor you / by you (context-dependent)
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितृयज्ञःancestral rite (pitṛ-yajña)
पितृयज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तपोधनO ascetic rich in austerity
तपोधन:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootतपोधन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
भूत्be / become
भूत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormAorist (injunctive/precative-like with मा), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भीःfear
भीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पूर्वदृष्टःseen/realized earlier; first perceived
पूर्वदृष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्वदृष्ट (√दृश्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma; religious ordinance
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मणाby Brahmā
ब्रह्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
स्वयम्himself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
Formemphatic adverb
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaN
NimiB
BrahmāP
Pitṛs (ancestors)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes