Shloka 5
Kṣātra-dharma in Campaign and Battle: Protection, Purification, and the Ideal Warrior’s End (क्षात्रधर्मः—अभियानयुद्धे रक्षणदानशुद्धिः)
Devanagari script
अपविध्यन्ति पापानि दानयज्ञतपोबलै: । अनुग्रहाय भूतानां पुण्यमेषां विवर्धते,वे दान, यज्ञ और तपके प्रभावसे अपने सारे पाप नष्ट कर डालते हैं; फिर तो प्राणियोंपर अनुग्रह करनेके लिये उनके पुण्यकी वृद्धि होती है
Transliteration
apavidhyanti pāpāni dānayajñatapo-balaiḥ | anugrahāya bhūtānāṁ puṇyam eṣāṁ vivardhate ||
Translation
भीष्म उवाच—दानयज्ञतपोबलैः पापान्यपविध्यन्ति; ततः प्राणिनामनुग्रहाय तेषां पुण्यं विवर्धते, यथा तेषां साधुत्वं परहितसाधनं भवेत्।
Word by Word
अपविध्यन्तिthey drive away / dispel
अपविध्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअप-वि-ध्या (धातु: ध्यै/ध्याय्)
FormLat, Present indicative, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
पापानिsins
पापानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
दानgift, charity
दान:
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, Stem (in compound), —
यज्ञsacrifice, ritual
यज्ञ:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Stem (in compound), —
तपस्austerity, penance
तपस्:
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Stem (in compound), —
बलैःby the powers/strengths
बलैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
अनुग्रहायfor (showing) favor/grace
अनुग्रहाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुग्रह
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
भूतानाम्of beings/creatures
भूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
पुण्यम्merit, virtue
पुण्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एषाम्of these (persons)
एषाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम)
Form—, Genitive, Plural
विवर्धतेincreases, grows
विवर्धते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-वृध्
FormLat, Present indicative, 3, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhishma (speaker)B
bhūtāni (living beings)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes