Shloka 14

Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ

Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas

Devanagari script

अपि ते ब्राह्मणा भुक्त्वा गता: सोद्धरणान्‌ गृहान्‌

Transliteration

api te brāhmaṇā bhuktvā gatāḥ soddharaṇān gṛhān

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Các bà-la-môn, sau khi đã được thết đãi, đã rời đi về nhà mình chưa—những ngôi nhà có đủ phương tiện sinh nhai và lương thực, vật dụng cần thiết?”

Word by Word

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• ते: of you; your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• गताः: gone; departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स-उद्धरणान्: with (their) removals/collections; with taking-away
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + उद्धरण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गृहान्: houses; homes
• गृहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• brāhmaṇas
• gṛha (homes)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharma expressed as proper hospitality: ensuring that brāhmaṇas (honored guests/learned men) are not only fed but also sent off duly satisfied and supported, reflecting ethical responsibility toward dependents and guests.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is asking a checking question about the completion of a righteous act: whether the brāhmaṇas have eaten and then returned to their homes, implying that the host’s duty includes respectful feeding and proper send-off.