Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अहो ब्राह्मणकर्माणि मया मारुत तत्त्वतः । त्वया प्रोक्तानि कार्त्स्न्येन श्रुतानि प्रयतेन च

Transliteration

aho brāhmaṇakarmāṇi mayā māruta tattvataḥ | tvayā proktāni kārtsnyena śrutāni prayatena ca || vāyudeva! ||

Translation

Wika ni Arjuna: “O Diyos ng Hangin, Vāyu, kay kamangha-mangha ang mga tungkulin at gawain ng mga brāhmaṇa! Ipinaliwanag mo sa akin ang mga ito nang tapat at ganap, at ako’y nakinig nang buong ingat at pagtuon.”

Word by Word

• अहो: ah!/indeed (exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो

• ब्राह्मणकर्माणि: the acts/duties of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणकर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• मारुत: O Wind (Marut)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्त्वतः: in truth; as it really is
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्वतः

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• प्रोक्तानि: spoken/told
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच्
• Form: क्त, Neuter, Nominative, Plural, Passive (past participle)

• कार्त्स्न्येन: completely; in full
• कार्त्स्न्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्स्न्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रुतानि: heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त, Neuter, Nominative, Plural, Passive (past participle)

• प्रयतेन: with attention/effort; by the attentive (one)
• प्रयतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वायुदेव: O Wind-god
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Vāyu (Wind-god; Māruta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of receiving dharma-instruction: the teacher should explain truthfully and completely, and the student should listen with diligence and focused attention—especially regarding the duties (karma) proper to the brāhmaṇa.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses Vāyu (Māruta/Vāyudeva), expressing joy and appreciation that Vāyu has fully described the remarkable duties of brāhmaṇas, and affirming that he has heard the teaching attentively.