Shloka 103

Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)

Devanagari script

तमूचुस्तत्र देवास्ते ते चैव परमर्षय: । नियतो यत्र धर्मो वै तमशड्क: समाचर,तब वहाँ देवताओं और उन महर्षियोंने उनसे कहा--'वेननन्दन! जिस कार्यमें नियमपूर्वक धर्मकी सिद्धि होती हो, उसे निर्भय होकर करो

Transliteration

tam ūcustatra devāste te caiva paramarṣayaḥ | niyato yatra dharmo vai tam aśaṅkaḥ samācara ||

Translation

Wika ni Bhishma: Doon, kinausap siya ng mga diyos at ng mga pinakadakilang rishi: “O anak ni Vena, gawin mo nang walang takot ang gawaing yaon na kung saan natutupad ang dharma sa pamamagitan ng mahigpit na pagpipigil at wastong tuntunin.”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• परमर्षयः: the great sages
• परमर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नियतः: regulated/observant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्र: where/wherein
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• धर्मः: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• तम्: that (act/thing)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अशङ्कः: fearless/without doubt
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाचर: practice/perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Devas (gods)
• Paramarishis (supreme sages)
• Vena-nandana (son of Vena)