Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्य तपसा प्राप्तं भ्रष्ट तच्च स्वकर्मभि: । धृतिमास्थाय भगवन्‌ न शोचामि ततस्त्वहम्‌,भगवन! इस प्रकार मैंने तपस्याके प्रभावसे जो ऐश्वर्य प्राप्त किया था, वह मेरे अपने ही कर्मोसे नष्ट हो गया। तथापि मैं धैर्य धारण करके उसके लिये शोक नहीं करता हूँ

Transliteration

aiśvaryaṁ tapasā prāptaṁ bhraṣṭaṁ tac ca svakarmabhiḥ | dhṛtim āsthāya bhagavan na śocāmi tatas tv aham ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “The sovereignty and prosperity I gained through austerity has been lost—indeed, undone by my own actions. Yet, O venerable one, having steadied myself in fortitude, I do not grieve over it.”

Word by Word

ऐश्वर्यम्sovereignty, prosperity, lordship

तपसाby austerity

प्राप्तम्obtained, attained

भ्रष्टम्fallen away, lost, destroyed

तत्that (i.e., that prosperity)

चand

स्वकर्मभिःby (my) own deeds

धृतिम्steadfastness, fortitude

आस्थायhaving resorted to, having adopted

भगवन्O Lord, O venerable one

नnot

शोचामिI grieve

ततःtherefore, for that reason

तुbut, however

अहम्I

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes