Shloka 17
Śvetadvīpa-varṇana and Śāstra-pravartana (Śānti Parva 322)
Devanagari script
मलिनं हि यथा वस्त्र पश्चाच्छुद्धयति वारिणा | उपवासै: प्रतप्तानां दीर्घ सुखमनन्तकम्
Translation
Bhishma said: As a soiled garment is later cleansed by water, so those who are tempered by austerity through fasting—when their inner being is purified—attain great happiness, long-lasting and without end.
Word by Word
मलिनम्dirty, soiled
मलिनम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमलिन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वस्त्रम्cloth, garment
वस्त्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पश्चात्afterwards, later
पश्चात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात्
शुद्ध्यतिbecomes purified
शुद्ध्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootशुध्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वारिणाwith water
वारिणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवारि
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
उपवासैःby fasts
उपवासैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउपवास
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
प्रतप्तानाम्of those who are heated/afflicted; (here) who have undergone austerity
प्रतप्तानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतप्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
दीर्घम्long-lasting
दीर्घम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सुखम्happiness
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनन्तकम्endless
अनन्तकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्तक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes