Shloka 10
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
Devanagari script
स चाद्य दिवस: पुण्यो हतिथिश्चायमागतः । संकल्पितं चैव धनं कि विचार्यमत: परम्
Transliteration
sa cādya divasaḥ puṇyo hatithiścāyam āgataḥ | saṅkalpitaṃ caiva dhanaṃ ki vicāryamataḥ param ||
Translation
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—‘ഇന്നത്തെ ദിവസം പുണ്യമയമാണ്; യോജിച്ച തിഥിയും എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു. ധനം ദാനത്തിനായി ഇതിനകം തന്നെ സംकल्पിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; ഇനി ഇതിലപ്പുറം എന്ത് വിചാരിക്കാനുണ്ട്?’
Word by Word
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
दिवसःday
दिवसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुण्यःauspicious/holy
पुण्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हतिथिःa guest (lit. 'one whose stay is brief')
हतिथिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहतिथि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आगतःhas come/arrived
आगतः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
संकल्पितम्resolved/decided
संकल्पितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-कल्प्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
धनम्wealth/money
धनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
विचार्यम्to be considered/deliberated
विचार्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चर्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, ण्यत् (gerundive; 'to be considered')
अतःtherefore/from this
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
परम्further/else/more
परम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes