Shloka 5

Ālasyadoṣa-nirdeśa (On the Fault of Negligence) — The Camel’s Long-Neck Exemplum

Devanagari script

तपसस्तस्य चान्ते5थ प्रीतिमानभवद्‌ विभु: । वरेण च्छन्दयामास ततश्रनैनं पितामह:,उस तपस्याके अन्तमें पितामह भगवान्‌ ब्रह्मा बड़े प्रसन्न हुए। उन्होंने उससे वर माँगनेके लिये कहा

Transliteration

tapasas tasya cānte ’tha prītimān abhavad vibhuḥ | vareṇa cchandayāmāsa tataś cainaṃ pitāmahaḥ ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「その苦行（タパス）が終わりに至ると、偉大なる主（梵天ブラフマー）は満悦された。そこで祖父（ブラフマー）は彼に恩寵を選べと促し、誠実で規律あるタパスは神の嘉納と正当な報いへ結実するのだという道義の保証を与えた。」

Word by Word

• तपसः: of the austerity
• तपसः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• प्रीतिमान्: pleased, delighted
• प्रीतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• विभुः: the mighty one (Brahmā)
• विभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरेण: with a boon
• वरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• छन्दयामास: invited / urged (to choose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छन्द्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• ततः: thereupon / then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पितामहः: the Grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha, Vibhu)