Shloka 16

Āśramamaṇḍala-darśana and Ṛṣi-samāgama

Observation of the Hermitage Precinct and the Assembly of Sages

Devanagari script

ये च पक्षधरा धर्मे सद्वृत्तरुचयश्च ये । यान्‌ दृष्टवा हीयते पापं तेभ्य: कार्या नमस्क्रिया

Transliteration

ye ca pakṣadharā dharme sadvṛttarucayaś ca ye | yān dṛṣṭvā hīyate pāpaṁ tebhyaḥ kāryā namaskriyā ||

Translation

又凡护持正法、乐于善行，且其一见便能减损罪垢者——对这等大德之士，你如今当以恭敬之心致礼顶拜。

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• पक्षधराः: supporters, partisans
• पक्षधराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षधर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धर्मे: in dharma, in righteousness
• धर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सद्वृत्त: good conduct
• सद्वृत्त: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्वृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रुचयः: likings, inclinations
• रुचयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यान्: whom
• यान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• हीयते: diminishes, is destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (हाय्/ह्री?)
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (passive/intransitive sense), Third, Singular

• पापम्: sin, evil
• पापम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• कार्या: to be done, should be performed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नमस्क्रिया: salutation, act of bowing
• नमस्क्रिया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्क्रिया
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

आस्तीक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Āstīka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should honor and bow to those who stand with dharma and cherish virtuous conduct, because association with such people—even merely seeing them—has a purifying effect that reduces moral taint (pāpa).

What is happening in the narrative?

Āstīka is giving an instruction about proper conduct: he points out the kind of noble persons—supporters of dharma and lovers of good behavior—who deserve respectful salutation, emphasizing their spiritually purifying presence.