Shloka 22

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Consolation to the King: Exempla of Rāma and the Efficacy of Allies (मार्कण्डेयाश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच प्रीतो5स्मि वो निवर्तध्वं वरान्‌ वृणुत पुत्रका: । यद्‌ यदिष्टमृते त्वेकममरत्वं तथास्तु तत्‌

Transliteration

brahmovāca prīto 'smi vo nivartadhvaṃ varān vṛṇuta putrakāḥ | yad yad iṣṭam ṛte tv ekam amaratvaṃ tathāstu tat ||

Translation

Brahmā said: “I am pleased with you. Now return (from your austerities); choose your boons, dear sons. Whatever you desire shall be granted—except for one thing: immortality. That shall not be.”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वः: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• निवर्तध्वम्: return, desist
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वृत्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Plural, Atmanepada

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वृणुत: choose
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ
• Form: Imperative, Second, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पुत्रकाः: O dear sons
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इष्टम्: desired
• इष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ऋते: except, without
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• एकम्: one (thing)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अमरत्वम्: immortality
• अमरत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अस्तु: let it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā