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Shloka 9

दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food

बृहस्पतिपुरोगांस्तु देवर्षीनसकृत्‌ प्रभु: । तोषयित्वोपचारेण राजनीतिमधीतवान्‌,“जिन्हें दिव्य नदी त्रिपथगा गड्जादेवीने जन्म दिया है, जिन्होंने इन्द्र आदि सम्पूर्ण देवताओंका साक्षात्‌ दर्शन किया है तथा जिन शक्तिशाली भीष्मने बृहस्पति आदि देवर्षियोंको बारम्बार अपनी सेवाद्वारा संतुष्ट करके राजनीतिका अध्ययन किया है, उनके पास चलो

bṛhaspatipurogāṁstu devarṣīn asakṛt prabhuḥ | toṣayitvopacāreṇa rājānītim adhītavān ||

बृहस्पतिपुरोगांस्तु देवर्षीनसकृत् प्रभुः । तोषयित्वोपचारेण राजनीतिमधीतवान् ॥

बृहस्पति-पुरोगान्having Bṛhaspati in front; led by Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पति-पुरोगान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहस्पति-पुरोग (पुरस् + ग)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
देवर्षीन्divine seers
देवर्षीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवर्षि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
असकृत्repeatedly, many times
असकृत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअसकृत्
प्रभुःthe lord/master (here: Bhīṣma)
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तोषयित्वाhaving pleased/satisfied
तोषयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for ktvā)
उपचारेणby service/attentive treatment
उपचारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउपचार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
राजनीतिम्statecraft, political science
राजनीतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजनीति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अधीतवान्studied; has learned
अधीतवान्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-इ (अधी)
FormPast active participle (क्तवत्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhīṣma
B
Bṛhaspati
D
Devarṣis (divine sages)

Educational Q&A

True rāja-nīti (statecraft) is not mere strategy; it is disciplined learning received from authoritative sages and grounded in humility—shown by repeated respectful service (upacāra) to one’s teachers.

Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīṣma’s preparation: he repeatedly attended upon and pleased the devarṣis led by Bṛhaspati, and through that relationship of service and instruction he mastered the principles of governance.