Shloka 39

Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala

On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving

Devanagari script

वर्तितं भूगुशार्दूल यन्न दग्धो5स्मि तद्‌ बहु । एष एव वरो मुख्य: प्राप्तो मे भूगुनन्दन

Transliteration

vartitaṁ bhṛguśārdūla yan na dagdho ’smi tad bahu | eṣa eva varo mukhyaḥ prāpto me bhṛgunandana ||

Translation

കുശികൻ പറഞ്ഞു— ഭൃഗുശാർദൂലാ, ഈ പരീക്ഷണം കടന്നിട്ടും ഞാൻ ദഗ്ധനായില്ല— അതുതന്നെ എനിക്ക് മഹാവരം. ഭൃഗുനന്ദനാ, ഇതുതന്നെയാണ് എനിക്ക് ലഭിച്ച മുഖ്യ അനുഗ്രഹം।

Word by Word

• वर्तितम्: endured; undergone
• वर्तितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्तित (वृत्त/वर्त् धातु-निष्पन्न कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• भृगुशार्दूल: O tiger among the Bhṛgus
• भृगुशार्दूल: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु-शार्दूल
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

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

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दग्ध (दह् धातु-निष्पन्न कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: present indicative (लट्), 1st, singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• बहु: much; greatly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• मुख्यः: chief; foremost
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्राप्तः: obtained; received
• प्राप्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्त (प्र-आप् धातु-निष्पन्न कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: dative/genitive, singular, 1st

• भृगुनन्दन: O son of Bhṛgu
• भृगुनन्दन: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु-नन्दन
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

कुशिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuśika
• Bhṛgu (lineage implied by addresses bhṛguśārdūla, bhṛgunandana)