Shloka 68
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
Devanagari script
गाथाश्षाप्यब्रवीद् विद्वान् गौतमो मुनिसत्तम: । चिरकारिषु धीरेषु गुणोद्देशसमाश्रया:
Translation
Ensuite, le sage Gautama, le plus éminent des munis, récita quelques gāthās. Ces strophes, fondées sur l’énumération des qualités des hommes constants qui agissent après une longue délibération, sont les suivantes :
Word by Word
गाथाःverses, songs
गाथाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विद्वान्learned (one)
विद्वान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गौतमःGautama
गौतमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगौतम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुनिसत्तमःbest of sages
मुनिसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चिरकारिषुamong long-deliberating/slow-acting (persons)
चिरकारिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootचिरकारिन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
धीरेषुamong the steadfast/wise
धीरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootधीर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
गुणोद्देशसमाश्रयाःresting on/connected with the enumeration of virtues
गुणोद्देशसमाश्रयाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुण-उद्देश-समाश्रय
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes