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Shloka 33

उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel

ऋषिणा पितृकार्ये च स च धर्मपथे स्थित: । पितृकार्ये कृते चापि विसृष्ट: स जगाम ह,ऋषिके द्वारा पितृकार्य विधिवत्‌ सम्पन्न हो जानेपर वे ऋषि शूद्रसे विदा लेकर चले गये और वह शाद्र धर्ममार्गमें स्थित हो गया

ṛṣiṇā pitṛkārye ca sa ca dharmapathe sthitaḥ | pitṛkārye kṛte cāpi visṛṣṭaḥ sa jagāma ha ||

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “ฤๅษีได้ประกอบพิธีบรรพชนโดยชอบตามแบบแผน และชายผู้นั้นก็ตั้งมั่นอยู่บนหนทางแห่งธรรม ครั้นพิธีบรรพชนเสร็จสิ้นแล้ว ฤๅษีกล่าวลาและจากไป ส่วนศูทรผู้นั้นก็ยังคงมั่นคงในความประพฤติชอบ”

ऋषिणाby the sage
ऋषिणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पितृकार्येin/with regard to the ancestral rite
पितृकार्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृकार्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
धर्मपथेon the path of dharma
धर्मपथे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मपथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
स्थितःstanding/abiding
स्थितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितृकार्येin the ancestral rite
पितृकार्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृकार्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
कृतेwhen done/after being done
कृते:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
विसृष्टःdismissed/released (given leave)
विसृष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + सृज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जगामwent
जगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular
indeed/for emphasis
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
ṛṣi (a sage)
P
pitṛs (ancestors)
Ś
Śūdra (the man of the Śūdra class, as per the contextual prose)

Educational Q&A

That fulfilling one’s prescribed duties—especially obligations to the ancestors—and remaining steady on the path of dharma is ethically praiseworthy; proper completion of rites and respectful leave-taking are also part of righteous conduct.

A sage completes the required ancestral rite (pitṛkārya). After the rite is properly finished, he is respectfully dismissed and departs; the Śūdra mentioned in the contextual tradition remains established in dharma thereafter.