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Shloka 49

Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)

त्यक्त्वा दुःखं संगत: पुण्यकृद्धि- रेषा मृत्युर्देवदिष्टा प्रजानाम्‌ । प्राप्त काले संहरन्ती यथावत्‌ स्वयं कृता प्राणहरा प्रजानाम्‌,वह दुःखका परित्याग करके पुण्यात्मा पुरुषोंसे जा मिला है। प्राणियोंके लिये यह मृत्यु भगवानकी ही दी हुई है; जो समय आनेपर यथोचितरूपसे (प्रजाजनोंका) संहार करती है। प्रजावर्गके प्राण लेनेवाली इस मृत्युको स्वयं ब्रह्माजीने ही रचा है

tyaktvā duḥkhaṃ saṅgataḥ puṇyakṛd dhi reṣā mṛtyur devadiṣṭā prajānām | prāpta-kāle saṃharantī yathāvat svayaṃ kṛtā prāṇaharā prajānām ||

“Casting off sorrow, he has gone to join the righteous who have earned merit. For living beings, this Death is indeed ordained by the gods; when the appointed time arrives, she takes away creatures in due and fitting measure. This Death—who seizes the life-breath of beings—was fashioned by Brahmā himself.”

त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned
त्यक्त्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
दुःखम्sorrow
दुःखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सङ्गतःhas gone/has joined
सङ्गतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसङ्गत
Formक्त (past passive participle used predicatively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
पुण्यकृत्a doer of merit (virtuous person)
पुण्यकृत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्यकृत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
एषाthis
एषा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मृत्युःdeath
मृत्युः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवदिष्टाordained by the gods
देवदिष्टा:
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवदिष्ट
Formक्त (PPP of √दिश् with उपसर्ग), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजानाम्of creatures/subjects
प्रजानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
प्राप्तकालेwhen the time has come
प्राप्तकाले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्राप्तकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
संहरन्तीdestroying/withdrawing
संहरन्ती:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-हृ
Formशतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
यथावत्properly, as is fitting
यथावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथावत्
स्वयम्by oneself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
कृताmade/created
कृता:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत
Formक्त (PPP of √कृ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
प्राणहराlife-taking
प्राणहरा:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राणहर
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजानाम्of creatures/subjects
प्रजानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
M
Mṛtyu (Death, personified)
D
Devas (gods)
B
Brahmā
P
Prajāḥ (creatures/beings)