Shloka 55
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
Devanagari script
व्रतिनो नियमस्थाश्न ये विप्रा: श्रुतसम्मता: । तत्समाप्त्यर्थमिच्छन्ति तेभ्यो दत्त महाफलम्
Translation
భీష్ముడు పలికెను—వ్రతములలోను నియమములలోను స్థిరమై, శ్రుతి-శాస్త్రసమ్మతముగా నడుచుకొని, తమ వ్రతసమాప్తి కొరకు ధనమును కోరే బ్రాహ్మణులకు ఇచ్చిన దానం మహాఫలదాయకము.
Word by Word
व्रतिनःvow-observers
व्रतिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्रतिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नियमस्थाःabiding in observances/discipline
नियमस्थाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनियमस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विप्राःBrahmins
विप्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
श्रुतसम्मताःapproved by the Veda/tradition
श्रुतसम्मताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुतसम्मत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समाप्तिfor completion
समाप्ति:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसमाप्ति
FormFeminine, Dative, Singular
अर्थम्purpose
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इच्छन्तिdesire
इच्छन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
दत्तgiven (a gift/act of giving)
दत्त:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
महाफलम्great fruit/reward
महाफलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाफल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes