Shloka 26
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
Devanagari script
पश्य भद्ठे यथा भावाश्षित्रा दृष्टा: सुदुर्लभा: । प्रसादाद् भगुमुख्यस्य किमन्यत्र तपोबलात्
Transliteration
paśya bhadre yathā bhāvāś citrā dṛṣṭāḥ sudurlabhāḥ | prasādād bhṛgumukhyasya kim anyatra tapobalāt ||
Translation
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô noble dame, vois : nous avons contemplé ces manifestations merveilleuses et d’une rareté extrême. D’où pourrait venir une telle vision, sinon de la grâce du plus éminent des Bhṛgu ? Qu’est-ce qui pourrait l’accorder, sinon la puissance née de l’austérité ?»
Word by Word
पश्यsee, behold
पश्य:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपश्
Formलोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद
भद्रेO auspicious lady / O good one
भद्रे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभद्र
Formfeminine, vocative, singular
यथाhow, in what manner
यथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
भावाःstates/conditions, occurrences
भावाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
चित्राःwonderful, varied, astonishing
चित्राः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
दृष्टाःseen, beheld
दृष्टाः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formpast passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, plural
सुदुर्लभाःvery hard to obtain/rare
सुदुर्लभाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुर्लभ
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
प्रसादात्from (his) grace/favor
प्रसादात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसाद
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
भृगुमुख्यस्यof the foremost among the Bhṛgus
भृगुमुख्यस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभृगुमुख्य
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
अन्यत्रelsewhere/otherwise; apart from
अन्यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र
तपोबलात्from the power of austerity
तपोबलात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootतपोबल
Formneuter, ablative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaB
Bhṛgu (lineage)A
a foremost Bhṛgu-sage (bhṛgumukhya)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes