Shloka 26
Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity
Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
तपस्वी नियताहार: शममास्थाय वाग्यतः
Translation
Ô Pitāmaha, vénérable Aïeul ! Ascète au régime mesuré, établi dans l’apaisement et la parole retenue, vivant de peu, dans le silence et la sérénité, j’ai pratiqué de longues austérités sur l’Himālaya. Satisfait, le Seigneur Śaṅkara (Mahādeva) porta sur sa tête le torrent insoutenable de la Gaṅgā ; et pourtant, même par le fruit de cette pénitence, je ne suis pas parvenu en ce monde à l’accomplissement que je cherche.
Word by Word
तपस्वीan ascetic
तपस्वी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतपस्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नियताहारःone with regulated food
नियताहारः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनियत-आहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शमम्tranquillity, calm
शमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थायhaving adopted/undertaken
आस्थाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
वाक्-यतःrestrained in speech
वाक्-यतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवाक्-यत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मिताहारीmoderate in eating
मिताहारी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमित-आहारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
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