Shloka 113

छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear

Devanagari script

तस्थौ तस्या हि सन्तप्तं शिर: पादौ तथैव च । मानिनी रेणुका वृक्षोंक बीचसे होकर उनकी छायाका आश्रय ले जाती हुई बीच-बीचमें ठहर जाती थी; क्योंकि उसके सिर और पैर तप गये थे

Transliteration

tasthau tasyā hi santaptaṃ śiraḥ pādau tathaiva ca |

Translation

Bhishma said: “For her head and her feet had become scorched; therefore she would repeatedly pause, seeking the shade of trees to ease the burning heat.”

Word by Word

• तस्थौ: stood, remained
• तस्थौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• सन्तप्तम्: burnt, scorched, heated
• सन्तप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्तप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+तप्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पादौ: two feet
• पादौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: just, indeed, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Reṇukā
• trees (vṛkṣa)
• shade (chāyā)