Shloka 8

उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit

Angiras Teaching

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच इदं खलु मया राजन्‌ श्रुतमासीत्‌ पुरातनम्‌ । उपवासविधीौ श्रेष्ठा गुणा ये भरतर्षभ,भीष्मजीने कहा--राजन्‌! भरतश्रेष्ठ उपवास करनेमें जो श्रेष्ठ गुण हैं, उनके विषयमें मैंने प्राचीन कालमें इस तरह सुन रखा है

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca idaṃ khalu mayā rājan śrutam āsīt purātanam | upavāsavidhau śreṣṭhā guṇā ye bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Bhishma sprach: O König, dies ist wahrlich eine uralte Lehre, die ich einst vernommen habe. O Stier unter den Bharatas, ich will von jenen vortrefflichen Tugenden sprechen, die zur rechten Befolgung des Fastens gehören—Tugenden, die die Selbstbeherrschung läutern und das Dharma stützen.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• खलु: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु

• मया: by me / by myself
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्रुतम्: heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुरातनम्: ancient / of old
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उपवासविधौ: in the procedure/rule of fasting
• उपवासविधौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवासविधि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• श्रेष्ठाः: excellent / best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गुणाः: qualities / merits
• गुणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas (best of Bharatas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Yudhishthira