Shloka 9
Tapas as the Root of Attainment (तपः—साधनमूलप्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
तस्य ता विपुला: शाखा दृष्टवा स्कन्ध॑ च सर्वश: । अभिगम्याब्रवीदेनं नारदो भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ] उस वृक्षकी बड़ी-बड़ी शाखाओं तथा मोटे तनोंको देखकर देवर्षि नारद उसके पास गये और इस प्रकार बोले--
Transliteration
tasya tā vipulāḥ śākhā dṛṣṭvā skandhaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | abhigamyābravīd enaṃ nārado bharatarṣabha ||
Translation
Bhishma said: Seeing its vast branches and its trunk in every aspect, the divine sage Narada approached it and addressed it thus, O bull among the Bharatas.
Word by Word
तस्यof that (tree/it)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
ताःthose
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
विपुलाःlarge, extensive
विपुलाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविपुल
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
शाखाःbranches
शाखाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशाखा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
स्कन्धम्trunk (main stem)
स्कन्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सर्वशःentirely; in every way; all around
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशस्
अभिगम्यhaving approached
अभिगम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-गम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
एनम्to him; this one
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नारदःNarada
नारदः:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
Sampradana
TypeNoun (Vocative epithet)
Rootभरत-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaN
NāradaB
Bharata (dynasty, implied by address)T
tree (vṛkṣa, implied object of description)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes