Shloka 76
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
Devanagari script
नष्टे पुनर्बलात् काल आनयत्यमित्युति: । तथा बलादहं पृथ्वीं सर्वभूतहिताय वै
Translation
Bhīṣma dit : «De même que le Temps, d’une splendeur sans mesure, lorsque le soleil a disparu le ramène de force au regard, de même Moi, pour le bien de tous les êtres, je fais remonter cette terre, par puissance, hors des eaux de l’océan.»
Word by Word
नष्टेwhen (it is) disappeared
नष्टे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनष्ट (√नश्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
बलात्by force
बलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
कालःTime (personified)
कालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आनयतिbrings (back)
आनयति:
TypeVerb
Root√नी (आ + √नी)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अमितिःmeasure/limit (as in 'immeasurable')
अमितिः:
TypeNoun
Rootअमिति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उतिःsaying/utterance
उतिः:
TypeNoun
Rootउति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
बलात्by force
बलात्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
पृथ्वीम्the earth
पृथ्वीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथ्वी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सर्वभूतहितायfor the welfare of all beings
सर्वभूतहिताय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व-भूत-हित
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes