Shloka 18

Gopradāna-phalasaṃprāpti: Nāciketa’s Vision of Vaivasvata’s Realms (गोप्रदानफलसम्प्राप्तिः — नाचिकेतोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

सर्वकामानवाप्रोति कीर्ति चैव हि शाश्वतीम्‌ । प्रेत्य चानन्त्यमश्नाति पापेभ्यश्व प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

sarvakāmān avāpnoti kīrtiṃ caiva hi śāśvatīm | pretya cānantyam aśnāti pāpebhyaś ca pramucyate ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “He attains the fulfillment of all rightful desires and also wins enduring fame. After death, he enjoys unending blessedness, and he is released from sins.”

Word by Word

• सर्वकामान्: all desires (objects of desire)
• सर्वकामान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकाम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवाप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कीर्तिम्: fame
• कीर्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हि: for/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• शाश्वतीम्: eternal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वती
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेत्य: having died/after departing
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-इ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), having departed (after death)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनन्त्यम्: endlessness/eternity (infinite state)
• अनन्त्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अश्नाति: enjoys/partakes of
• अश्नाति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पापेभ्यः: from sins
• पापेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुच्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive (Karmani)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma