Shloka 153

Tapas as the Root of Attainment (तपः—साधनमूलप्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें गीदड़-गोमायुका संवाद एवं मरे हुए बालकका पुनर्जीवनविषयक एक सौ तिरपनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparva-antargata Āpaddharmaparvaṇi gīḍara-gomāyukā-saṃvādaḥ ca mṛtasya bālakasya punarjīvana-viṣayaka ekaśata-traya-pañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.

Translation

Thus concludes the one hundred and fifty-third chapter of the Āpaddharma section within the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the dialogue between the jackal and the gomāyuka and the account concerning the revival of a dead child.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: in (the) Shanti (section)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the Parva/book
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आपद्: in distress/emergency
• आपद्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: in dharma/law
• धर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गीदड़: of the jackal
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीदड़
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• गोमायुका: of (the) gomāyukā (a she-jackal/fox-like animal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमायुका
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मृत: of the dead
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• बालक: of the boy/child
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुनर्जीवन: in/with regard to revival (bringing back to life)
• पुनर्जीवन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्जीवन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• त्रि: three
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चाशत्: fifty
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाशत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्पूर्ण: complete/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/has become (was completed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• भीष्म (Bhīṣma)
• श्रीमहाभारत (Śrīmahābhārata)
• शान्तिपर्व (Śānti Parva)
• आपद्धर्मपर्व (Āpaddharma Parva)
• गीदड़ (jackal)
• गोमायुका/गोमायु (gomāyuka/gomāyu)
• मरा हुआ बालक (dead child)