Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 43
Devanagari script
शान्तिस्वस्तिकरा लोके दिशांपाला: प्रकीर्तिता: । यस्यां यस्यां दिशि होते तन्मुख: शरणं व्रजेत्
Translation
ये सभी ऋषि इस लोक में शान्ति और कल्याण करने वाले तथा दिशाओं के पालक कहे गए हैं। वे जिस-जिस दिशा में निवास करें, उस-उस दिशा की ओर मुख करके उनकी शरण लेनी चाहिए।
Word by Word
शान्तिpeace
शान्ति:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्वस्तिकराःmakers of welfare/auspiciousness
स्वस्तिकराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वस्तिकर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
दिशाम्of the directions
दिशाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
पालाःguardians/protectors
पालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रकीर्तिताःare proclaimed/are called
प्रकीर्तिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-कीर्त्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
यस्याम्in whichever (direction)
यस्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
यस्याम्in whichever (direction)
यस्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
दिशिin a direction
दिशि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
होतेthey are/they exist (they dwell)
होते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मुखःfacing (with face turned)
मुखः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरणम्refuge
शरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
व्रजेत्should go/should resort to
व्रजेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootव्रज्
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
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Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes