Shloka 56
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
Devanagari script
सरित: सागराश्षैव भावाभावौ च पन्नग । सर्वे कालेन सृज्यन्ते द्वियन्ते च पुन: पुन:
Transliteration
saritaḥ sāgarāś caiva bhāvābhāvau ca pannaga | sarve kālena sṛjyante dvīyante ca punaḥ punaḥ ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “O serpent, rivers and oceans alike, and even the states of existence and non-existence—everything is brought forth by Time, and again and again everything is diminished and worn away by Time.”
Word by Word
सरितःrivers
सरितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसरित्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सागराःoceans
सागराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसागर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/just/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भावexistence/being
भाव:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभावौnon-existence (twofold/dual form as in the text)
अभावौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पन्नगO serpent (epithet used in address)
पन्नग:
TypeNoun
Rootपन्नग
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कालेनby time
कालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सृज्यन्तेare created/are produced
सृज्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Plural
द्वियन्तेbecome twofold/are divided (as read in the text)
द्वियन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootद्वि
FormPresent, Middle/Atmanepada, Third, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaP
pannaga (serpent/Nāga addressee)R
rivers (saritaḥ)O
oceans (sāgarāḥ)T
Time (kāla)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes