Shloka 11
Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः
Devanagari script
स्वकर्मफलनिभक्षेपं विधानपरिरक्षितम् । भूतग्राममिमं काल: समनन््तात् परिकर्षति,अपने-अपने कर्मका फल एक धरोहरके समान है, जो कर्मजनित अदृष्टके द्वारा सुरक्षित रहता है। उपयुक्त अवसर आनेपर यह काल इस कर्मफलको प्राणिसमुदायके पास खींच लाता है
Transliteration
svakarmaphalanibhakṣepaṁ vidhānaparirakṣitam | bhūtagrāmam imaṁ kālaḥ samanantāt parikarṣati ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “The fruit of one’s own deeds is like a deposit set aside, preserved under the rule of cosmic order. When the fitting occasion arrives, Time draws that stored fruit toward the whole community of beings, bringing each creature face to face with what it has earned.”
Word by Word
स्वकर्मफलनिभक्षेपम्a deposit/pledge like one’s own action’s fruit
स्वकर्मफलनिभक्षेपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्व-कर्म-फल-निभ-क्षेप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विधानपरिरक्षितम्protected/guarded by ordinance (vidhāna)
विधानपरिरक्षितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootविधान-परि-रक्षित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भूतग्रामम्the multitude/aggregate of beings
भूतग्रामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूत-ग्राम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कालःTime (as an agent)
कालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समन्तात्from all sides; on every side
समन्तात्:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्तात्
परिकर्षतिdraws/pulls (towards); drags along
परिकर्षति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृष्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
Kāla (Time)B
Bhūtagrāma (community of beings)K
Karmaphala (fruit of action)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes