Shloka 3
Devanagari script
यस्मिन् यस्मिंश्व विषये यो यो याति विनिश्चयम् । स तमेवाभिजानाति नान््यं भरतसत्तम
Translation
ਹੇ ਭਰਤ-ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ! ਜੋ ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਜਿਸ ਜਿਸ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ (ਸਵਰਗ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਖ਼ਸ਼ ਦੇ ਸਾਧਨ ਵਜੋਂ) ਪੱਕਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਯ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਉਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਮੰਨਦਾ ਹੈ—ਹੋਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ।
Word by Word
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विषयेin a matter/topic/object (of pursuit)
विषये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho (whichever)
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यातिgoes/attains
याति:
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थक)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विनिश्चयम्certainty/definite conclusion
विनिश्चयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्that (one/thing)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभिजानातिrecognizes/knows as (to be best)
अभिजानाति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-ज्ञा
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अन्यम्another (one)
अन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भरतसत्तमO best of the Bharatas
भरतसत्तम:
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootभरत-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes