Shloka 246
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
Devanagari script
वर्णतो गुह्ते चापि कामात् पिबति चाशयान् | आकाशको सिद्ध करनेवाला पुरुष आकाशमें आकाशके ही समान सर्वव्यापी हो जाता है। वह अपने शरीरको अन्तर्धान करनेकी शक्ति प्राप्त कर लेता है। जिसका जलतत्त्वपर अधिकार होता है
Translation
He who has perfected the principle of ākāśa (space) becomes all-pervading in the sky, like space itself, and gains the power to make his body vanish from sight. And one who has mastery over the water-element (jala) can, the moment he wills it, drink up even vast reservoirs of water.
Word by Word
वर्णतःfrom/with respect to color/appearance
वर्णतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
गुह्येin the secret (place/thing)
गुह्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगुह्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कामात्by desire; at will
कामात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
पिबतिdrinks
पिबति:
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिब-)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आशयान्abodes; receptacles; reservoirs
आशयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआशय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes