Shloka 94
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
Devanagari script
एतत् ते कथित पुत्र मया55ख्यानमनुत्तमम् । यथा हि विजितो मृत्युर्गृहस्थेन पुराभवत्,बेटा! तुम्हारे प्रश्नके अनुसार पूर्वकालमें गृहस्थने जिस प्रकार मृत्युपर विजय पायी थी, वह उत्तम उपाख्यान मैंने तुमसे कहा
Transliteration
etat te kathitaḥ putra mayākhyānam anuttamam | yathā hi vijito mṛtyur gṛhasthena purābhavat ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “My son, as you asked, I have told you this unsurpassed tale—how, in ancient times, Death was overcome by a householder.”
Word by Word
एतत्this (story/that which follows)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
कथितम्told/related
कथितम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकथ्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
पुत्रO son
पुत्र:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
उपाख्यानम्narrative, episode
उपाख्यानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपाख्यान
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, excellent
अनुत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुत्तम
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
यथाas, in the manner that
यथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
हिindeed, for
हि:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
विजितःconquered
विजितः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मृत्युःdeath
मृत्युः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गृहस्थेनby a householder
गृहस्थेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगृहस्थ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पुराformerly, in olden times
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
अभवत्was, happened
अभवत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaD
Death (Mṛtyu)H
Householder (Gṛhastha)S
Son (addressed listener)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes