Shloka 8
गोशकृन्माहात्म्य-प्रश्नः (On the Merit of Cow-Dung and the Abode of Śrī) / Inquiry into the Sanctity of Cow-Dung
Devanagari script
गावो यज्ञस्य हि फल गोषु यज्ञा: प्रतिष्ठिता: । गावो भविष्यं भूतं च गोषु यज्ञा: प्रतिष्ठिता:
Transliteration
gāvo yajñasya hi phalaṁ goṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ | gāvo bhaviṣyaṁ bhūtaṁ ca goṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ ||
Translation
गौच यज्ञाचे फळ देणाऱ्या आहेत; गौांमध्येच यज्ञांची प्रतिष्ठा आहे। गौच भूत आणि भविष्य आहेत; गौांमध्येच यज्ञ स्थिर आहेत—म्हणजे यज्ञाचा प्रभाव व परंपरा गौांवरच अवलंबून आहे।
Word by Word
गावःcows
गावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
गोषुin/among cows
गोषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
यज्ञाःsacrifices
यज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रतिष्ठिताःare established/are founded
प्रतिष्ठिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिष्ठा (प्र + स्था)
Formक्त, Karmani (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
गावःcows
गावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
भविष्यम्the future
भविष्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभविष्यत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भूतम्the past/what has been
भूतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गोषुin/among cows
गोषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
यज्ञाःsacrifices
यज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रतिष्ठिताःare established/are founded
प्रतिष्ठिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिष्ठा (प्र + स्था)
Formक्त, Karmani (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaC
cows (go/gāvaḥ)Y
yajña (sacrifice)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes