Shloka 3
यतिप्रायश्चित्तविधानम्
Ascetic Atonements and Discipline
Devanagari script
तत्कर्मणा विनाप्येष तिष्ठतीति परा श्रुतिः क्षणमेवं प्रयोज्यं तु आयुष्यं तु विधारणम्
Transliteration
tatkarmaṇā vināpyeṣa tiṣṭhatīti parā śrutiḥ kṣaṇamevaṃ prayojyaṃ tu āyuṣyaṃ tu vidhāraṇam
Translation
Même sans cet acte particulier, ceci (la force de vie) demeure—ainsi l’énonce la Śruti suprême. C’est pourquoi, ne fût-ce qu’un seul instant, il faut l’employer ainsi : pour soutenir et affermir la durée de la vie.
Word by Word
tat-karmāṇāby that action/that rite
tat-karmāṇā:
vinā apieven without
vinā api:
eṣaḥthis (prāṇa/life-principle)
eṣaḥ:
tiṣṭhati itiremains/stands thus
tiṣṭhati iti:
parā śrutiḥthe highest Vedic revelation
parā śrutiḥ:
kṣaṇama moment
kṣaṇam:
evaṁin this manner
evaṁ:
prayojyamshould be applied/used
prayojyam:
tuindeed
tu:
āyuṣyamlifespan/vital longevity
āyuṣyam:
tuindeed
tu:
vidhāraṇamsustaining/maintaining/holding firmly
vidhāraṇam:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; verse framed as an appeal to Śruti authority)