Shloka 13
Tapas as the Root of Attainment (तपः—साधनमूलप्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
कि नु ते पवनस्तात प्रीतिमानथवा सुह्ृत् । त्वां रक्षति सदा येन वने5त्र पवनो ध्रुवम्
Transliteration
ki nu te pavanastāta prītimān athavā suhṛt | tvāṃ rakṣati sadā yena vane 'tra pavano dhruvam ||
Translation
Bhīṣma sprach: „Mein Kind, was ist dieser Wind für dich—hegt er Zuneigung zu dir oder ist er dein Freund? Denn gewiss ist es der Wind, der dich hier im Wald beständig beschützt.“
Word by Word
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
नुindeed/then (interrogative particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
तेof you/your
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, genitive, singular
पवनःthe wind (Vāyu)
पवनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपवन
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तातdear one/father (term of address)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
प्रीतिमान्affectionate/pleased
प्रीतिमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीतिमत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अथवाor else
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
सुहृत्friend/well-wisher
सुहृत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुहृत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, accusative, singular
रक्षतिprotects
रक्षति:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
Formpresent (lat), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
येनby whom/whereby
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन
Formneuter, locative, singular
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
पवनःthe wind (Vāyu)
पवनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपवन
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
ध्रुवम्surely/certainly
ध्रुवम्:
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial accusative)
Rootध्रुव
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaP
Pavana (Vāyu, the Wind)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes