Shloka 17

Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman

Manu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्त्वा भगवती जगाम भवनं स्वकम्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca evam uktvā bhagavatī jagāma bhavanaṃ svakam

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: Setelah berkata demikian, sang wanita yang dimuliakan itu pun pergi kembali ke kediamannya sendiri.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), क्त्वा

• भगवती: the venerable lady / the blessed one
• भगवती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• भवनम्: house, dwelling
• भवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्वकम्: own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• bhagavatī (a revered lady, unnamed in this verse)
• bhavana (dwelling/residence)