Shloka 11
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
Devanagari script
एतस्मात् कारणाच्छेय: कलिलं प्रतिभाति मे । ब्रवीतु भगवांस्तन्मे उपसन्नोडस्म्यधीहि भो:
Transliteration
etasmāt kāraṇāc chreyaḥ kalilaṁ pratibhāti me | bravītu bhagavāṁs tan me upasanno 'smy adhīhi bhoḥ ||
Translation
इस कारण मुझे श्रेय का स्वरूप संशय और भ्रम से आच्छन्न प्रतीत होता है। हे भगवन्! अब आप ही मुझे उसका उपदेश दें। मैं आपकी शरण में आया हूँ—हे पूज्यवर, मुझे शिक्षा दीजिए और परम कल्याण के मार्ग का बोध कराइए।
Word by Word
एतस्मात्from this
एतस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
कारणात्from the reason/cause
कारणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
श्रेयःthe good; the highest good
श्रेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कलिलम्confused; muddled
कलिलम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकलिल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रतिभातिappears; seems
प्रतिभाति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति√भा
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Singular
ब्रवीतुlet (him) tell; may (he) say
ब्रवीतु:
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू
FormImperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भगवान्the Blessed One; venerable sir
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Singular
उपसन्नःapproached; having come near (as a supplicant/disciple)
उपसन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउप√सद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally)
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
अधीहिteach; instruct
अधीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootअधि√इ (अध्येति/अध्यापयति-परम्परा; here: instruct/teach)
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भोःO! (vocative particle)
भोः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभोः
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
Bhagavan (revered teacher addressed)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes