Shloka 35

दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षदर्शनं यज्ञे गतिं चानुत्तमां शुभाम्‌

Transliteration

pratyakṣadarśanaṃ yajñe gatiṃ cānuttamāṃ śubhām

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: “In the sacrifice there is direct, visible realization, and there is also a supremely excellent and auspicious destiny attained thereby.”

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षदर्शनम्: direct seeing/perception
• प्रत्यक्षदर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्षदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गतिम्: course/attainment/destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अनुत्तमाम्: unsurpassed, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

बृहदश्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)
• यज्ञ (yajña)