Shloka 6
Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)
Devanagari script
भरद्वाज उवाच पज्चभिरययदि भूतैस्तु युक्ता: स्थावरजड़मा: । स्थावराणां न दृश्यन्ते शरीरे पजच धातव:,भरद्वाजने पूछा--भगवन्! आपके कथनानुसार यदि समस्त स्थावर-जंगम पदार्थ इन पाँच महाभूतोंसे ही संयुक्त हैं तो स्थावरोंके शरीरोंमें तो पाँच भूत नहीं दिखायी देते हैं
Translation
Bharadvāja said: “O Blessed One! If, as you declare, all things—moving and unmoving—are conjoined with the five great elements, why are the five constituents not seen in the bodies of the immobile?”
Word by Word
भरद्वाजःBharadvaja
भरद्वाजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरद्वाज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पञ्चभिःwith five
पञ्चभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
भूतैःby/with (the) elements
भूतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
युक्ताःjoined/combined
युक्ताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्थावर-जङ्गमाःimmobile and mobile beings/things
स्थावर-जङ्गमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्थावर-जङ्गम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्थावराणाम्of the immobile (beings/things)
स्थावराणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootस्थावर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दृश्यन्तेare seen/appear
दृश्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (lakshana)
शरीरेin the body
शरीरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च
FormMasculine/Neuter, Nominative, Plural
धातवःconstituents/elements
धातवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधातु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भरद्वाज उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
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Meter (Chandas)
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