Shloka 28
अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मणांश्वैव मन्येत गुरूंश्वाप्पभिपूजयेत् । सर्वभूतानुलोमश्न मृदुशील: प्रियंवद:
Transliteration
brāhmaṇāṁś caiva manyeta gurūṁś cāpy abhipūjayet | sarvabhūtānulomaś ca mṛduśīlaḥ priyaṁvadaḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：当敬重婆罗门，亦当如法礼敬师长。应与一切众生和合相处，行止柔和，言语悦人；如此便具足那被称颂为正行的伦理戒律。
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणान्Brahmins
ब्राह्मणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मन्येतshould regard/consider
मन्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
गुरून्elders/teachers
गुरून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अभिपूजयेत्should honor/worship
अभिपूजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (अभि-पूज्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वभूतानुलोमश्नone who is agreeable/benign toward all beings
सर्वभूतानुलोमश्न:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-भूत-अनुलोम-श्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृदुशीलःgentle-natured
मृदुशीलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु-शील
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियंवदःsweet-spoken
प्रियंवदः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियं-वद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
BrahminsG
Gurus (elders/teachers)A
All beings (sarvabhūta)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Cultivate dharmic character by revering Brahmins and honoring teachers/elders, living in harmony with all beings, maintaining gentleness, and speaking pleasing, non-harsh words.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on righteous conduct; this verse lists practical virtues—reverence, service, harmony, gentleness, and courteous speech—as marks of a well-disciplined person.