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Shloka 26

कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve

अजोडश्वः क्षत्रमित्येतत्‌ सदृशं ब्रह्मणा कृतम्‌ । तस्मादभी क्ष्णं भूतानां यात्रा काचित्‌ प्रसिद्धयति

ajoabva katram ity etat sadaba brahmaa k5btam | tasma abhik6347a63a47a bh6bt01n0143 y01tr01 k01cit prasiddhyati ||

Bhishma nói: “Con dê, con ngựa và người Kshatriya—ba điều ấy được Brahma tạo tác như nhau theo bản tính đã định. Vì thế, nhờ chúng mà phương kế sinh nhai và sự vận hành, di chuyển của muôn loài hữu tình được hoàn thành không ngừng.”

अजःgoat
अजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उडश्वःhorse
उडश्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउडश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षत्रम्kshatra; the warrior order/royal power
क्षत्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus; as (quoted)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सदृशम्similar; alike
सदृशम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मणाby Brahmā
ब्रह्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
कृतम्made; created
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तस्मात्therefore; from that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
अभिक्ष्णम्repeatedly; again and again
अभिक्ष्णम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभिक्ष्णम्
भूतानाम्of beings; of creatures
भूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
यात्राlivelihood; life-journey; sustenance
यात्रा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयात्रा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
काचित्some; a certain
काचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (काचित्)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रसिद्ध्यतिis accomplished; comes to pass; is effected
प्रसिद्ध्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootसिध्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
Brahma
G
goat (aja)
H
horse (abva)
K
kshatriya (katra)

Educational Q&A

The verse links certain beings and social roles to a divinely ordained function: goats and horses support material life (food, transport, labor), while the kshatriya supports social stability and protection. Together they enable the ongoing “life-journey” (y1tr1) of creatures.

In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and governance. Here he uses a compact comparison—goat, horse, and kshatriya—attributing their utility and role in sustaining society to Brahma’s creation.