Shloka 22

Ajñātavāsa-saṅkalpaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Resolve and Dhaumya’s Exempla on Concealment

Devanagari script

तपसा गुरुभवत्या च भर्तुः स्नेहाद्‌ ब्रतेन च । तव चैव प्रसादेन न मे प्रतिहता गति:,तपस्या, गुरुभक्ति, पतिप्रेम, व्रतपालन तथा आपकी कृपासे मेरी गति कहीं भी रुक नहीं सकती

Transliteration

tapasā gurubhavatyā ca bhartuḥ snehād vratena ca | tava caiva prasādena na me pratihatā gatiḥ ||

Translation

Yama said: “By your austerity, by your reverent service to elders, by your love for your husband, and by your faithful observance of vows—and also by your gracious favor—my course cannot be obstructed anywhere.”

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गुरुभवत्या: by devotion/service to elders/teacher
• गुरुभवत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुभवती
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भर्तुः: of (my) husband
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• स्नेहात्: from affection (love)
• स्नेहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• व्रतेन: by (my) vow/observance
• व्रतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• प्रसादेन: by (your) grace/favor
• प्रसादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मे: of me/my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• प्रतिहता: obstructed/checked
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिहन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: movement/course/way
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

यम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• यम (Yama)