Shloka 17

Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)

Devanagari script

नातः परतरं पुण्यं भूमे: स्थानं भविष्यति । इह तप्स्यन्ति ये केचित्तप: परमकं नरा:

Transliteration

nātaḥ parataraṁ puṇyaṁ bhūmeḥ sthānaṁ bhaviṣyati | iha tapsyanti ye kecit tapaḥ paramakaṁ narāḥ ||

Translation

ಇದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮಿಗಿಲಾದ ಪುಣ್ಯಸ್ಥಳ ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರು ತಪಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡುವರೋ, ಅವರು ಪರಮ ತಪಸ್ಸನ್ನೇ ಆಚರಿಸುವರು.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अतः: than this; from here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• परतरम्: higher; more excellent
• परतरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परतर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• पुण्यम्: merit; holy (thing)
• पुण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भूमेः: of the earth
• भूमेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• स्थानम्: place; abode
• स्थानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular

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

• तपस्यन्ति: perform austerity; practice penance
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क + चित् (केचित्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परमकम्: supreme; highest
• परमकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नराः: men; people
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• bhūmi (earth)
• sthāna (this sacred place/site)