Shloka 127
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
Devanagari script
यस्तु मासे गते भुड्क्ते एकभक्तं शमात्मक:
Transliteration
yas tu māse gate bhuṅkte ekabhaktaṃ śamātmakaḥ
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “But he who, when a month has passed, eats only a single meal—being self-controlled and of a tranquil disposition—practises disciplined restraint as part of a dharmic observance.”
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
मासेin a month
मासे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गतेwhen (it) has passed / after (it) has elapsed
गते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootगम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भुङ्क्तेeats/partakes
भुङ्क्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
एकभक्तम्a single meal (once-a-day food)
एकभक्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएक + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शमात्मकःhaving tranquility as his nature / self-controlled
शमात्मकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes