Shloka 12

Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī

Devanagari script

पञ्चज्ञ: पञज्चकृत्पज्चगुण: पञजचशिख: स्मृतः । पुरुषावस्थमव्यक्तं परमार्थ न्यवेदयत्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | pañcajñaḥ pañcakṛt pañcaguṇaḥ pañcaśikhaḥ smṛtaḥ | puruṣāvastham avyaktam paramārthaṃ nyavedayat |

Translation

भीष्म म्हणाले—तो पञ्चशिख म्हणून स्मरणात आहे—पाचांचे ज्ञाता, पाचांच्या द्वारा कर्म करणारा आणि पाच गुणांनी युक्त. त्याने पुरुषावस्थेत स्थित अव्यक्त तत्त्व व परमार्थ प्रतिपादिला.

Word by Word

• पञ्चज्ञः: one who knows five (things)
• पञ्चज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चकृत्: one who performs five (acts)
• पञ्चकृत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चकृत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चगुणः: possessing five qualities
• पञ्चगुणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चगुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चशिखः: Pañcaśikha (proper name; 'five-crested')
• पञ्चशिखः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चशिख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्मृतः: is remembered/called
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: क्त, Passive (past participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषावस्थम्: the state/condition of the person (puruṣa)
• पुरुषावस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषावस्था
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अव्यक्तम्: unmanifest
• अव्यक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परमार्थम्: the highest truth/ultimate meaning
• परमार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न्यवेदयत्: he informed/expounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (वेदयति)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, नि

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Pañcaśikha
• Āsuri
• Kapila (as doctrinal affiliation: Kapilamata)
• muni (sages/ascetics)
• āśrama (hermitage)