Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 27

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

Devanagari script

अस्मिल्लोंके सदा होते परत्र च सुखप्रदा: । चरन्ते मान्यमाना वै प्रदास्यन्ति सुखं तव

Transliteration

asmilloke sad
01 hote paratra ca sukhaprad
01 | carante m
01nyam
01n
01 vai prad
01syanti sukha tava ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“在此世与彼世，都有一些人常行于世，作为赐乐之人。若能以应有的敬重礼遇他们，他们也必定会赐你安乐。”

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• होते: are / exist
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• परत्र: in the other world / hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुखप्रदाः: givers of happiness
• सुखप्रदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखप्रद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चरन्ते: move about / live
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• मान्यमानाः: being honored / being respected
• मान्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्यमान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शानच् (present passive participle, middle sense)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• प्रदास्यन्ति: will give / will bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तव: to you / your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Happiness and welfare arise from honoring those who are themselves sources of welfare; respect shown to the virtuous returns as benefit in both this life and the next.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is instructing his listener on ethical conduct, emphasizing that people who habitually confer good upon others will, when duly honored, reciprocate with blessings and happiness.