Shloka 27

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

नैष मृत्युरनिष्टो नो निःसृतानां गृहात्‌ स्वयम्‌ । जलमग्निस्तथा वायुरथवापि विकर्षणम्‌

Transliteration

naiṣa mṛtyur aniṣṭo no niḥsṛtānāṃ gṛhāt svayam | jalam agnis tathā vāyur athavāpi vikarṣaṇam ||

Translation

Nārada said: “For us who have of our own accord gone forth from the household life, this kind of death is not to be regarded as undesirable. Whether it comes through water, through fire, through wind, or even by being dragged away—none of these ends is blameworthy for those who have renounced and are steadfast in their chosen path.”

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• mṛtyuḥ: death
• mṛtyuḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• aniṣṭaḥ: undesirable, unwelcome
• aniṣṭaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aniṣṭa
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• naḥ: of us / for us
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: genitive, plural

• niḥsṛtānām: of those who have gone out, departed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niḥsṛta
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• gṛhāt: from the house
• gṛhāt: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• svayam: of oneself; by itself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• agniḥ: fire
• agniḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• tathā: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• atha: or else; then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha

• vā: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā

• api: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api

• vikarṣaṇam: dragging away; pulling (away)
• vikarṣaṇam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikarṣaṇa
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• gṛha (household life)
• jala (water)
• agni (fire)
• vāyu (wind)
• vikarṣaṇa (dragging away)