Shloka 103

भीष्मपातने कर्णविलापः | Karṇa’s Lament upon Seeing Bhīṣma Fallen

Devanagari script

यत्र धर्मपरो वृद्धः शेते भुवि भवानिह । “निश्चय ही इस लोकमें कोई भी अपने पुण्यकर्मोंका फल यहाँ नहीं भोगता है; क्योंकि आप वृद्धावस्थातक सदा धर्ममें ही तत्पर रहे हैं, तो भी यहाँ इस दशामें धरतीपर सो रहे हैं

Transliteration

yatra dharmaparo vṛddhaḥ śete bhuvi bhavāniha |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Here lies an aged man devoted to dharma, stretched upon the bare earth. It seems as though in this world no one truly enjoys the fruits of their meritorious deeds right here—for even one who has remained steadfast in righteousness up to old age is now reduced to lying on the ground in such a condition.”

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• धर्मपरः: devoted to dharma
• धर्मपरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृद्धः: old, aged
• वृद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शेते: lies, sleeps
• शेते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (शयने)
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• भुवि: on the ground/earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (स्त्री.)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhavā (addressed person)