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Shloka 23

उशनसः (शुक्रस्य) चरितम् — The Account of Uśanā (Śukra): Yoga, Grievance, and Pacification

कालसंख्यानसंख्यातं सृष्टिस्थितिपरायणम्‌ । त॑ भाषमाणं भगवानुशना प्रत्यभाषत । धीमान्‌ दुष्टप्रलापांस्त्वं तात कस्मात्‌ प्रभाषसे,जो काल नामसे प्रसिद्ध एवं सृष्टि और पालनके परम आश्रय हैं, उन परमात्माका प्रतिपादन करते हुए वृत्रासुरकी बात सुनकर भगवान्‌ शुक्राचार्यने उससे कहा--“तात! तुम तो बड़े बुद्धिमान्‌ हो, फिर ये असुरभावके विपरीत दोषयुक्त निरर्थक वचन कैसे कह रहे हो?

kālasaṅkhyānasaṅkhyātaṃ sṛṣṭisthitiparāyaṇam | taṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ bhagavān uśanā pratyabhāṣata | dhīmān duṣṭapralāpāṃs tvaṃ tāta kasmāt prabhāṣase |

Bhishma said: “As Vṛtrāsura spoke of the Supreme—He who is known through the measures of time and number, and who is the ultimate ground of creation and preservation—Bhagavān Uśanā (Śukrācārya) replied to him: ‘Dear one, you are intelligent; why then do you utter such corrupt and misguided talk, words unworthy of your understanding?’”

कालसंख्यानसंख्यातम्immeasurable even by time-counting
कालसंख्यानसंख्यातम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकालसंख्या-अनसंख्यात
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सृष्टिस्थितिपरायणम्having creation and maintenance as its supreme resort/goal
सृष्टिस्थितिपरायणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसृष्टि-स्थिति-परायण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तत्that (Supreme)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भाषमाणम्speaking, expounding
भाषमाणम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भगवान्the venerable one, Lord
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उशनाUśanā (Śukra)
उशना:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउशनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रत्यभाषतreplied, spoke back
प्रत्यभाषत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
धीमान्intelligent, wise
धीमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दुष्टप्रलापान्wicked/defective prattlings
दुष्टप्रलापान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुष्ट-प्रलाप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
तातdear one, son (address)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कस्मात्from what cause? why?
कस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormAblative, Singular
प्रभाषसेdo you speak forth
प्रभाषसे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormPresent (Laṭ), 2nd, Singular, Ātmanepada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
U
Uśanā (Śukrācārya)
V
Vṛtrāsura
P
Paramātman (the Supreme Lord)