Shloka 29

Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman

Manu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच अथ वैवस्वत: कालो मृत्युश्च त्रितयं विभो । ब्राह्मणं तं महाभागमुपगम्येदमब्नुवन्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca atha vaivasvataḥ kālo mṛtyuś ca tritayaṃ vibho | brāhmaṇaṃ taṃ mahābhāgam upagamya idam abruvan |

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「それから、勇者よ、ヴァイヴァスヴァタ（ヤマ）と、時と死――その三者が、あの輝かしいバラモンに近づき、次のように語りかけた。」

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, Parasmaipada

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

• वैवस्वतः: Vaivasvata (Yama)
• वैवस्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवस्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कालः: Time
• कालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मृत्युः: Death
• मृत्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• त्रितयम्: the triad (group of three)
• त्रितयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रितय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विभो: O mighty one / O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणम्: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाभागम्: highly fortunate / illustrious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vaivasvata (Yama)
• Kāla (Time)
• Mṛtyu (Death)
• Brāhmaṇa (the illustrious Brahmin)