Shloka 38

त्रिवर्गविचारः

Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma

Devanagari script

पुनश्च परिपप्रच्छ भीष्म धर्मभूतां वरम्‌ । तप: प्रति स चोवाच तस्मै सर्व कुरूद्गबह

Transliteration

punar ca paripapraccha bhīṣmaṃ dharmabhūtāṃ varam | tapaḥ prati sa covāca tasmai sarvaṃ kurūdgvaha kuruśreṣṭha ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— তাৰ পিছত কুৰুশ্ৰেষ্ঠ যুধিষ্ঠিৰে ধৰ্মাত্মাসকলৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ভীষ্মক পুনৰ তপস্যাৰ স্বৰূপ বিষয়ে প্ৰশ্ন কৰিলে। তেতিয়া, কুৰুবংশবাহক! ভীষ্মে ধৰ্মসন্মত তপৰ বিধান আৰু উদ্দেশ্যসহ সকলো ব্যাখ্যা কৰিবলৈ আৰম্ভ কৰিলে।

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

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

• परि: around; fully (as a preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• भीष्मम्: Bhishma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• धर्मभूताम्: one who has become/embodies dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मभूत
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• वरम्: excellent; best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• प्रति: about; concerning
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• सर्वम्: all; everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• कुरूद्वह: O bearer/best of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरूद्वह
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• कुरुश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Kuru lineage (Kurus)