Shloka 176

Prajñā as Pratiṣṭhā — Indra–Kāśyapa Saṃvāda (Śānti-parva 12.173)

Devanagari script

अस्य मांसैरिमे सर्वे विहरन्तु यथेष्टत: । तब राजाने अपने पुत्रको आज्ञा दी--'बेटा! इस पापीको मार डालो। ये समस्त राक्षस इसके मांसका यथेष्ट उपयोग करें

Transliteration

asya māṁsair ime sarve viharantu yatheṣṭataḥ |

Translation

“এ লোকটির মাংসে এরা সকলেই ইচ্ছামতো ভোগ করুক ও ক্রীড়া করুক।” তখন রাজা পুত্রকে আদেশ দিলেন—“বৎস, এই পাপীকে বধ কর; যাতে এই সকল রাক্ষস তার মাংস ইচ্ছামতো ব্যবহার করতে পারে।”

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• मांसैः: with/by (his) flesh
• मांसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विहरन्तु: let (them) enjoy / sport / make use
• Type: Verb
• Root: विहर्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यथा-इष्टतः: as they wish; at will
• यथा-इष्टतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथेष्टतः (यथा + इष्टतः)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• rājā (the king)
• putra (the king’s son)
• rākṣasāḥ (rākṣasas/demons)
• pāpī (the sinful man/offender)
• māṁsa (flesh)