Shloka 13
Phala of Vrata, Niyama, Svādhyāya, Dama, Satya, Brahmacarya, and Service (व्रत-नियम-स्वाध्याय-दम-सत्य-ब्रह्मचर्य-शुश्रूषा-फलप्रश्नः)
Devanagari script
अपि पुत्र जिता लोका: शुभास्ते स्वेन कर्मणा | दिष्ट्या चासि पुन: प्राप्तो न हि ते मानुषं वपु:,बेटा! क्या तुमने अपने कर्मसे शुभ लोकोंपर विजय पायी है? मेरे सौभाग्यसे ही तुम पुनः यहाँ चले आये हो। तुम्हारा यह शरीर मनुष्योंका-सा नहीं है--दिव्य भावको प्राप्त हो गया है”
Translation
“My son! Have you, by your own deeds, won the auspicious worlds? By my good fortune you have returned here again. This body of yours is not like that of mortals—it has taken on a divine nature.”
Word by Word
अपिindeed / also / (interrog.) whether
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
पुत्रO son
पुत्र:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जिताःconquered / won
जिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकाःworlds / realms
लोकाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शुभाःauspicious / blessed
शुभाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative, Singular
स्वेनby one’s own
स्वेन:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मणाby (your) deed(s) / action
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
दिष्ट्याby good fortune / luckily
दिष्ट्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदिष्टि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent Indicative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
प्राप्तःreturned / arrived
प्राप्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
मानुषम्human
मानुषम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वपुःbody / form
वपुः:
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes