Shloka 24

Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)

Devanagari script

आत्मा धर्म: श्रुतं वेदा: पितरश्नर्षिभि: सह । साक्षात्‌ पितामहो ब्रह्मा गुरवो5थ प्रजापति:

Transliteration

ātmā dharmaḥ śrutaṃ vedāḥ pitaraś ca ṛṣibhiḥ saha | sākṣāt pitāmaho brahmā guravo 'tha prajāpatiḥ ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «Само Я (Self) есть дхарма; таковы же священное предание (śruti) и Веды, Питры вместе с риши; и, непосредственно, Прадед Брахма, учителя и также Праджапати.»

Word by Word

• आत्मा: the Self
• आत्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुतम्: the sacred tradition (śruti)
• श्रुतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• पितरः: the Fathers (manes)
• पितरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऋषिभिः: with/by the sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात्

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (ब्रह्मा-शब्दः)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुरवः: teachers, elders
• गुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अथ: and also/then
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (Lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Ātman (Self)
• Dharma
• Śruti
• Vedas
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Gurus (teachers)
• Prajāpati