Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 153
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
Devanagari script
एष ते लक्षणोद्देश आयुष्याणां प्रकीर्तित: । शेषस्त्रैविद्यवृद्धेभ्य: प्रत्याहायों युधिछ्चिर
Transliteration
eṣa te lakṣaṇoddeśa āyuṣyāṇāṁ prakīrtitaḥ | śeṣas traividyavṛddhebhyaḥ pratyāhāyo yudhiṣṭhira ||
Translation
Wika ni Bhishma: “Sa ganitong paraan, maikli kong inilahad sa iyo ang mga palatandaan at tuntuning nagpapalago ng mahabang buhay. Kung may natitira pang hindi ko nasabi, O Yudhishthira, alamin mo iyon sa pamamagitan ng pagtatanong sa mga Brahmanang dalubhasa sa kaalaman ng tatlong Veda.”
Word by Word
एषःthis
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
लक्षण-उद्देशःbrief indication/summary of characteristics
लक्षण-उद्देशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलक्षण + उद्देश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आयुष्याणाम्of life-spans / of longevity (matters)
आयुष्याणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआयुष्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रकीर्तितःhas been proclaimed/declared
प्रकीर्तितः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-कीर्त्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
शेषःthe remaining (part)
शेषः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशेष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्रैविद्य-वृद्धेभ्यःfrom those advanced in the knowledge of the three Vedas
त्रैविद्य-वृद्धेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootत्रैविद्य + वृद्ध
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
प्रत्याहार्यःto be asked/obtained (by inquiry)
प्रत्याहार्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रति-आ-हृ
Formण्यत् (gerundive), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
चिरम्for a long time / long
चिरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिरम्
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaY
YudhishthiraB
Brahmins (Veda-knowing elders)T
Three Vedas (traividya)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes