Shloka 15
Adhyāya 353 — Kathā-prāmāṇya (Authority of Transmission) and the Brāhmaṇa’s Ascetic Resolve
Devanagari script
न लिप्यते फलैक्षापि पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा | कर्मात्मा त्वपरो यो$सौ मोक्षबन्धै: स युज्यते
Transliteration
na lipyate phalaiṣkāpi padmapatram ivāmbhasā | karmātmā tv aparaḥ yo'sau mokṣabandhaiḥ sa yujyate ||
Translation
Wie ein Lotusblatt, obgleich es im Wasser ruht, von ihm nicht benetzt wird, so bleibt das Höchste Selbst von den Früchten der Handlungen unberührt. Doch das andere Selbst—die Einzelseele, die sich für den Handelnden hält und Verknüpfungen mit Bindung und Befreiung knüpft—steht von jenem Höchsten unterschieden da.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
लिप्यतेis smeared/tainted
लिप्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootलिप्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, 3, Singular, Passive
फलैःby fruits (results)
फलैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
पद्मपत्रम्a lotus-leaf
पद्मपत्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपद्मपत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अम्भसाby water
अम्भसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअम्भस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मात्माthe one whose nature is action / the agent-self
कर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अपरःother/different
अपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असौthat (person/one)
असौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (प्रातिपदिक: अदस्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मोक्षबन्धैःby bondage and liberation (ties)
मोक्षबन्धैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्षबन्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युज्यतेis joined/connected
युज्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, 3, Singular, Passive
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma)P
padma-patra (lotus leaf)A
ambhas (water)P
Paramātman (Supreme Self)J
jīvātman (individual self)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes