Shloka 36
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
Devanagari script
तं तु यज्ञ तथारूपं गच्छन्तमुपलभ्य सः
Transliteration
taṃ tu yajña tathārūpaṃ gacchantam upalabhya saḥ
Translation
然而当他察觉到那场祭祀——形制如此殊异——仍在向前推进时，便将其铭记在心；这成为仪式展开中的一个关键转折点，也预示着此事将引出的道德后果。
Word by Word
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
यज्ञम्sacrifice, yajña
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तथा-रूपम्of such a form/so constituted
तथा-रूपम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतथारूप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गच्छन्तम्going, proceeding
गच्छन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
उपलभ्यhaving perceived/recognized, having found
उपलभ्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-लभ्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Active
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
yajña (sacrifice/rite)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line foregrounds attentive discernment in matters of dharma: a yajña is not merely an act but a morally charged process whose ‘form’ and trajectory must be recognized and evaluated by the wise.
Bhishma describes someone noticing a particular kind of sacrifice as it proceeds; the verse functions as a narrative hinge, preparing for the observer’s subsequent response or intervention based on what has been perceived.