Shloka 2

Devanagari script

कां वा ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिं दृष्टवा महाव्रत । तानर्चसि महाबाहो सर्वमेतद्‌ वदस्व मे

Transliteration

kāṁ vā brāhmaṇapūjāyāṁ vyuṣṭiṁ dṛṣṭvā mahāvrata | tān arcasi mahābāho sarvam etad vadasva me ||

Translation

Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “O dakilang tagapag-ingat ng panata, O makapangyarihang bisig—sa anong gantimpalang darating, na nagmumula sa paggalang at pagsamba sa mga brāhmaṇa, mo itinuon ang iyong tingin kaya mo sila pinarangalan? Isalaysay mo sa akin ang lahat.”

Word by Word

• कां: what (which) (fruit/result)
• कां: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• ब्राह्मणपूजायाम्: in the worship of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणपूजायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणपूजा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• व्युष्टिम्: reward/fruit (result)
• व्युष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्युष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen (keeping in view)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• महाव्रत: O (one of) great vow
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाव्रत
• Form: Neuter, Vocative, Singular

• तान्: them (those Brahmins)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अर्चसि: you worship
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: Present (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all (this)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वदस्व: tell (speak)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames ethical action as intentional: honoring brāhmaṇas is linked to anticipated moral/spiritual fruition (phala). It invites reflection on motive—what outcome one keeps in view when performing acts of reverence and charity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira questions a revered, vow-observing figure (addressed as mahāvrata, mahābāhu) about the reason and expected reward behind his practice of worshiping/honoring brāhmaṇas, asking for a full explanation.