Shloka 10

गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः

Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka

Devanagari script

तमाक्रम्यानयामास प्रतिषिद्धों यमेन यः । तस्मै यम: समुत्थाय पूजां कृत्वा च वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

tam ākramyānayāmāsa pratiṣiddho yamena yaḥ | tasmai yamaḥ samutthāya pūjāṃ kṛtvā ca vīryavān ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “He who, though forbidden by Yama, nevertheless overpowered him and brought him along—toward that mighty Yama he rose in respect and, having offered him due honor, performed worship.”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आक्रम्य: having attacked/overpowered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-क्रम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having stepped over/attacked

• आनयामास: brought (led) back
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रतिषिद्धः: forbidden, restrained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिषिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• यमेन: by Yama
• यमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), having risen up

• पूजाम्: honour, worship
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done (performed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), having done

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

• वीर्यवान्: mighty, powerful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the highest authority (Yama, the lord of justice and death) honors extraordinary virtue and power when it is aligned with dharma; true greatness includes recognizing and revering superior merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes an episode where a certain person, despite being forbidden by Yama, subdues Yama and brings him along; in response, Yama rises respectfully and offers worship to that person, indicating reverence for the person’s exceptional prowess and standing.