Shloka 4
Go-mahātmyam: Pavitrāṇāṃ Pavitraṃ
Cows and Ghee as Supreme Purifiers
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच वत्सलां गुणसम्पन्नां तरुणीं वस्त्रसंयुताम् । दत्त्वेदृशीं गां विप्राय सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते
Translation
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—বৎসল, গুণসম্পন্ন আৰু যুৱতী গাইত বস্ত্ৰ অৰ্পণ কৰি যি ব্ৰাহ্মণক দান কৰে, সি সকলো পাপৰ পৰা মুক্ত হয়।
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
वत्सलाम्affectionate (towards the calf)
वत्सलाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवत्सला
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गुणसम्पन्नाम्endowed with virtues
गुणसम्पन्नाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणसम्पन्न
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तरुणीम्a young (cow/heifer)
तरुणीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतरुणी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वस्त्रसंयुताम्provided with cloth/garments
वस्त्रसंयुताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवस्त्रसंयुत
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दत्त्वाhaving given
दत्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
ईदृशीम्such (of this kind)
ईदृशीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गाम्cow
गाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विप्रायto a Brahmin
विप्राय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
सर्वपापैःfrom all sins (lit. by/with all sins)
सर्वपापैः:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वपाप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
प्रमुच्यतेis freed / is released
प्रमुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes