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Shloka 7

Abhimanyu’s Assault on Bhīṣma’s Screen; Banner-Felling and Reinforcements (सौभद्र-भीष्म-समरः)

सम्बन्ध--त्रिविध स्वाभाविक श्रद्धावालोंके तथा घोर तप करनेवाले लोगोके लक्षण बतलाकर अब भगवान्‌ यात्विकका ग्रहण और राजस-तामसका त्याग करानेके उद्देश्यसे यात्तिक-राजस-तामस आहार, यज्ञ] तप और दानके भेद युननेके लिये अर्जुनको आज्ञा देते हैं-- आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रिय: । यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दान तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु,भोजन भी सबको अपनी-अपनी प्रकृतिके अनुसार तीन प्रकारका प्रिय होता है। वैसे ही यज्ञ, तप और दान भी तीन-तीन प्रकारके होते हैं।* उनके इस पृथक्‌-पृथक्‌ भेदको तू मुझसे सुन

āhāras tv api sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ | yajñas tapas tathā dānaṁ teṣāṁ bhedam imaṁ śṛṇu ||

అర్జునుడు పలికెను—ప్రతి ఒక్కరికీ తన స్వభావానుసారంగా ఆహారం మూడు విధాలుగా ప్రియమగును. అలాగే యజ్ఞము, తపస్సు, దానము కూడా త్రివిధములు. వాటి భేదమును నాయందు వినుము.

आहारःfood, diet
आहारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआहार (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सर्वस्यof everyone / of all
सर्वस्य:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
त्रिविधःthreefold
त्रिविधः:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रिविध (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिis / becomes
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रियःdear, pleasing
प्रियः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञःsacrifice, ritual
यज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तपःausterity, penance
तपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तथाand likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
दानम्gift, charity
दानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तेषाम्of those (i.e., of these)
तेषाम्:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
भेदम्distinction, classification
भेदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शृणुhear, listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna

Educational Q&A

Human preferences and religious-ethical practices are shaped by the three guṇas; therefore food, sacrifice, austerity, and charity can be classified as sāttvika, rājasika, or tāmasika, and one should learn these distinctions to cultivate what elevates and abandon what degrades.

Arjuna introduces a topic about threefold classifications tied to innate disposition, setting up a detailed explanation of how food and key spiritual practices (yajña, tapas, dāna) differ according to the guṇas.