Shloka 31
दैव–पुरुषकार-प्रश्नः
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Inquiry: Fate and Human Effort
Devanagari script
पुरूरवाश्च राजर्षिद्विजैरभिहित: पुरा । ऐल इत्यभिविख्यात: स्वर्ग प्राप्तो महीपति:,इसी तरह पूर्वकालमें ऐल नामसे विख्यात राजर्षि पुरूरवा ब्राह्मणोंके आशीर्वाद देनेपर स्वर्गलोकको प्राप्त हुए थे
Transliteration
purūravāś ca rājarṣir dvijair abhihitaḥ purā | aila ity abhivikhyātaḥ svargaṃ prāpto mahīpatiḥ ||
Translation
Bhishma sprach: „Ebenso erreichte in alter Zeit der königliche Weise Purūravas, berühmt unter dem Namen Aila, den Himmel — er, der Herr der Erde — durch den Segen und die Anerkennung der Brahmanen.“
Word by Word
पुरूरवाःPurūravas
पुरूरवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरूरवा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
राजर्षिःroyal sage
राजर्षिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्विजैःby the twice-born (Brahmins)
द्विजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अभिहितःaddressed / spoken of / called
अभिहितः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-धा
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
पुराformerly
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
ऐलःAila (descendant of Ilā)
ऐलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऐल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative marker)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अभिविख्यातःrenowned / well-known
अभिविख्यातः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-वि-ख्या
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वर्गम्heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तःhaving attained / reached
प्राप्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
Formक्त (past active participle; used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
महीपतिःking (lord of the earth)
महीपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaP
PurūravasA
AilaD
Dvija (Brahmins)S
SvargaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes