Shloka 12
Devanagari script
मातरं पितरं केचिच्छुश्रूषन्तो दिवं गता: । अहिंसया परे स्वर्ग सत्येन च तथा परे,कुछ लोग माता-पिताकी सेवा करके ही स्वर्गमें चले गये। कोई अहिंसासे और कोई सत्यसे ही स्वर्गलोकके भागी हुए हैं
Transliteration
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ kecic chuśrūṣanto divaṃ gatāḥ | ahiṃsayā pare svargaṃ satyena ca tathā pare ||
Translation
婆罗门说道：“有些人以虔诚侍奉父母而得升天界；有些人以不害（阿希ṃ萨）而得天界；同样也有些人以真实不妄而得天界。”
Word by Word
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
केचित्some (people)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शुश्रूषन्तःserving, attending upon
शुश्रूषन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootशुश्रूष् (सेवायाम्)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
दिवम्heaven
दिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (स्वर्ग)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गताःgone, attained
गताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
अहिंसयाby non-violence
अहिंसया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअहिंसा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
परेothers
परे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्वर्गम्heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सत्येनby truthfulness
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तथाlikewise, similarly
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
परेothers
परे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्राह्मण (speaker)म
माताप
पिताद
दिव/स्वर्ग (heaven)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Multiple dharmic paths can lead to spiritual merit: devoted service to one’s parents, non-violence, and truthfulness are each presented as sufficient ethical disciplines capable of leading to Svarga.
A Brahmin speaker is enumerating examples of people who attained heaven through specific virtues, emphasizing practical, accessible forms of dharma rather than a single exclusive method.