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Shloka 936

Brāhmaṇa-vandana: Criteria for Veneration, Disciplined Speech, and Protective Kingship (अनुशासनपर्व, अध्याय ८)

ये चापि सतत राजंस्तेभ्यश्व स्पृहयाम्यहम्‌ । राजा युधिष्ठिर! जो पवित्र होकर ब्राह्मणोंको उनकी तृप्तिके लिये शुद्ध और अच्छे ढंगसे तैयार किये हुए पवित्र तथा गुणकारक अन्न परोसते हैं

ye cāpi satataṁ rājan tebhyaś ca spṛhayāmy aham | rājā yudhiṣṭhira! ye pavitrā bhūtvā brāhmaṇānāṁ tṛptaye śuddhaṁ suśobhanaṁ ca vidhinā saṁskṛtaṁ pavitraṁ guṇakārakam annaṁ pariveṣayanti tān api ahaṁ sadā kāṅkṣe |

اے راجن! میں ایسے لوگوں کی بھی ہمیشہ آرزو رکھتا ہوں۔ اے راجا یُدھشٹھِر! جو خود پاکیزہ ہو کر برہمنوں کی تسکین کے لیے صاف، درست طریقے سے اچھی طرح تیار کیا ہوا، مقدس اور نیکی بڑھانے والا کھانا پیش کرتے ہیں—وہ لوگ بھی مجھے ہمیشہ عزیز ہیں۔

येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सततalways/constantly
सतत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तेभ्यःto/for them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Plural
अहंI
अहं:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
स्पृहयामिdesire/long for
स्पृहयामि:
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृह्
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeProper Noun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
Y
Yudhishthira
B
Brahmins
A
anna (food offering)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma praises the dharmic value of anna-dāna done with inner and outer purity: becoming purified oneself and serving Brahmins with clean, properly prepared, sanctified food for their satisfaction is presented as a virtue-producing act worthy of esteem.

In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma addresses King Yudhishthira and identifies a class of righteous people—those who respectfully feed Brahmins with pure, well-prepared food—saying he continually values and approves of them.