Shloka 9

Tapas as the Root of Attainment (तपः—साधनमूलप्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

तस्य ता विपुला: शाखा दृष्टवा स्कन्ध॑ च सर्वश: । अभिगम्याब्रवीदेनं नारदो भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ] उस वृक्षकी बड़ी-बड़ी शाखाओं तथा मोटे तनोंको देखकर देवर्षि नारद उसके पास गये और इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

tasya tā vipulāḥ śākhā dṛṣṭvā skandhaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | abhigamyābravīd enaṃ nārado bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Bhishma dit : «Voyant ses vastes branches et son tronc sous tous ses aspects, le sage divin Nârada s’en approcha et lui adressa ces paroles, ô taureau parmi les Bharata.»

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (tree/it)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• विपुलाः: large, extensive
• विपुलाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• शाखाः: branches
• शाखाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• स्कन्धम्: trunk (main stem)
• स्कन्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सर्वशः: entirely; in every way; all around
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस्

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एनम्: to him; this one
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• भरतर्षभ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārada
• Bharata (dynasty, implied by address)
• tree (vṛkṣa, implied object of description)