Shloka 5

Nārada–Vāyu–Śalmali Upākhyāna: Enmity with the Strong and the Primacy of Buddhi (नारद-वायु-शल्मलि उपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

प्रजाभि: स परित्यक्तश्नकार कुशलं महत्‌ । अतिवेलं तपस्तेपे दह्मुमान: स मन्युना,प्रजाने भी उन्हें गददीसे उतार दिया था; अतः वे वनमें रहकर महान्‌ पुण्य कर्म करने लगे। दुःखसे दग्ध होते हुए वे दीर्घकालतक तपस्यामें लगे रहे

Transliteration

prajābhiḥ sa parityaktaḥ na ca akarot kuśalaṃ mahat | ativelaṃ tapas tepe dahyamānaḥ sa manyunā ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Abandoned by his own subjects, he could no longer accomplish any great welfare for them. Burning with grief and anger, he withdrew to the forest and for a long time undertook severe austerities, turning his suffering into sustained penance.

Word by Word

प्रजाभिःby the subjects

सःhe

परित्यक्तःabandoned, forsaken

नnot

अकरोत्did, performed

कुशलम्welfare, good (act/state)

महत्great

अतिवेलम्for a very long time / beyond measure

तपःausterity, penance

तेपेpractised (austerity)

दह्यमानःbeing burnt, tormented

सःhe

मन्युनाby anger

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

prajā (subjects/people)

tapas (austerity/penance)

manyu (anger)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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Sandhi Notes