Shloka 17
शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः
The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana
Devanagari script
यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं यश्चेद॑ं परिकीर्तयेत् । नाशुभ॑ विद्यते तस्य मनसापि प्रमादत:,जो मनुष्य इस प्रसंगको प्रतिदिन सुनता और जो इसका वर्णन करता है, उन दोनोंको मनसे भी प्रमादजनित अशुभकी प्राप्ति नहीं होती
Transliteration
yaś cedaṃ śṛṇuyān nityaṃ yaś cedaṃ parikīrtayet | nāśubhaṃ vidyate tasya manasāpi pramādataḥ ||
Translation
Bhīṣma said: Whoever listens to this account daily, and whoever recites or proclaims it, for that person no inauspiciousness arises—even in the mind—through heedlessness. The teaching affirms the purifying, protective power of regular hearing and recitation: disciplined attention to dharma-bearing discourse guards one from moral lapse and its harmful consequences.
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इदम्this (passage/teaching)
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शृणुयात्should hear
शृणुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormVidhi-linga (Optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
नित्यम्daily/always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इदम्this (passage/teaching)
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
परिकीर्तयेत्should recite/proclaim
परिकीर्तयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकॄत्/कीर्त् (कीर्तयति)
FormVidhi-linga (Optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, परि
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अशुभम्inauspiciousness/evil
अशुभम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअशुभ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विद्यतेexists/is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विद्यते)
FormLat (Present), Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
तस्यof him/of that person
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
मनसाby mind/even mentally
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
प्रमादतःfrom heedlessness/through negligence
प्रमादतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाद
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
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BhīṣmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes