Shloka 18
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
Devanagari script
किंचेदं महदाश्चर्य सम्पश्यामीत्यचिन्तयत् । एवं संचिन्तयन्नेव ददर्श मुनिपुंगवम्,“यह महान् आश्वर्यकी बात जो मुझे दिखायी दे रही है, क्या है?” इस तरह वे बारंबार विचार करने लगे। राजा इस प्रकार सोच ही रहे थे कि उनकी दृष्टि मुनिप्रवर च्यवनपर पड़ी
Transliteration
kiñcedaṁ mahad āścaryaṁ sampaśyāmīty acintayat | evaṁ sañcintayann eva dadarśa munipuṅgavam ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “What is this great wonder that I am seeing?”—so he reflected. As he continued to ponder, the king’s gaze fell upon an eminent sage, foremost among ascetics.
Word by Word
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
आश्चर्यम्wonder, marvel
आश्चर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
सम्पश्यामिI see clearly
सम्पश्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √पश्
Formpresent, 1st, singular, parasmaipada
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अचिन्तयत्he thought, reflected
अचिन्तयत्:
TypeVerb
Root√चिन्त्
Formimperfect (past), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
संचिन्तयन्thinking, reflecting
संचिन्तयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √चिन्त्
Formशतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
ददर्शhe saw
ददर्श:
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्
Formperfect, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
मुनिपुंगवम्the foremost of sages
मुनिपुंगवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि + पुंगव
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaT
the king (contextual, unnamed in this half-verse)M
munipuṅgava (foremost sage; identified in context as Cyavana)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes