Shloka 38

सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः

Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ ते कथितं तात भार्गवस्य महात्मन: । चरितं भरतश्रेष्ठ यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि,भरतश्रेष्ठ! तात युधिष्ठिर! तुमने जैसा मुझसे पूछा था, उसके अनुसार मैंने यह महात्मा भृगुपुत्र शुक्राचार्यका चरित्र तुमसे कह सुनाया

Transliteration

etat te kathitaṃ tāta bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ | caritaṃ bharataśreṣṭha yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Dear child, O best of the Bharatas, I have now told you the life and conduct of that great-souled Bhārgava, exactly as you asked. In response to your inquiry, I have recounted the story of Śukrācārya, the son of Bhṛgu.”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (thing/that which is said)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• कथितम्: told/related
• कथितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तात: O dear one / O son
• तात: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भार्गवस्य: of (the) Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• चरितम्: life-story/deeds
• चरितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• भरतश्रेष्ठ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्: which/that (thing) that
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• परिपृच्छसि: you ask/inquire
• परिपृच्छसि: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-प्रच्छ्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• Bhṛgu
• Śukrācārya