Shloka 140

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

एष ते भरतश्रेष्ठ यज्ञानां विधिरुत्तम:

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“婆罗多族中最卓越者啊，这便是诸祭（yajña）之最上仪轨，我已依次为你详尽宣说。其中亦阐明持斋之果报。昆蒂之子啊，即便贫困之人，修行这些以斋戒为体的誓愿，也能获得祭祀之功德。”

Word by Word

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun (vocative address)
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यज्ञानाम्: of sacrifices
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विधिः: rule / procedure
• विधिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तमः: excellent / best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच