Shloka 346

Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala

On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving

Devanagari script

उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तर्पयन्निव भारत | भरतवंशी नरेश! तदनन्तर स्वस्थ होकर भृगुपुत्र च्यवन मुनि अपनी स्निग्ध मुधर वाणीद्वारा राजाको तृप्त करते हुए-से बोले--

Transliteration

uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā tarpayann iva bhārata | bharatavaṃśī nareśa! tad-anantaraṃ svasthaḥ bhūtvā bhṛguputraś cyavana munir ātmanaḥ snigdha-madhura-vāṇyā rājānaṃ tṛpayann iva uvāca ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O descendant of Bharata, O king of the Bharata line! Thereafter, the sage Cyavana, son of Bhṛgu, having regained composure, spoke to the king in a gentle, smooth, and sweet voice—seeming, as it were, to satisfy and reassure him.”

Word by Word

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• श्लक्ष्णया: with gentle/smooth
• श्लक्ष्णया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्ष्ण
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वाचा: speech/voice
• वाचा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• तर्पयन्: satisfying/pleasing
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārata (address to the listener, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Bharata dynasty
• Cyavana
• Bhṛgu
• King (nareśa/rājā)