Shloka 20
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
Devanagari script
पराशर उवाच प्रतिग्रहो याजनं च तथैवाध्यापनं नृप । विशेषधर्मा विप्राणां रक्षा क्षत्रस्य शोभना
Translation
Wika ni Parāśara: “O hari, ang pagtanggap ng kaloob (pratigraha), ang pagsasagawa ng yajña para sa iba (yājana), at ang pagtuturo ng kaalaman (adhyāpana)—ito ang mga natatanging tungkulin ng mga Brahmana. Ang pag-iingat at pagtatanggol sa nasasakupan ay marangal na tungkulin ng Kṣatriya.”
Word by Word
पराशरःParashara
पराशरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपराशर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
प्रतिग्रहःacceptance (of gifts)
प्रतिग्रहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिग्रह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
याजनम्officiating at sacrifices (for others)
याजनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयाजन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अध्यापनम्teaching (instruction)
अध्यापनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यापन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विशेषधर्माःspecial duties
विशेषधर्माः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविशेषधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विप्राणाम्of Brahmins
विप्राणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
रक्षाprotection
रक्षा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
क्षत्रस्यof the Kshatriya (warrior class)
क्षत्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
शोभनाexcellent/commendable
शोभना:
TypeAdjective
Rootशोभन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पराशर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes