Shloka 10

Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma

Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वल्पेन कालेन तुष्टो जलधरस्तदा । तस्योपकारनियतामिमां वाचमुवाच ह,इससे वह मेघ थोड़े ही समयमें संतुष्ट हो गया और उसने ब्राह्मणके उपकारमें नियमपूर्वक प्रवृत्ति सूचित करनेवाली यह बात कही--

Transliteration

tatastv alpena kālena tuṣṭo jaladharas tadā | tasyopakāra-niyatām imāṁ vācam uvāca ha ||

Translation

Tidak lama kemudian, awan hujan itu menjadi puas hati. Dengan tekad untuk membalas budi brahmana itu secara berdisiplin, ia pun berkata demikian—

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अल्पेन: by a little (time)
• अल्पेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कालेन: by time; in (a short) time
• कालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तुष्टः: pleased, satisfied
• तुष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जलधरः: cloud (water-bearer)
• जलधरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• तस्य: of him/it; his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• उपकार-नियताम्: directed/intent on (rendering) help
• उपकार-नियताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपकारनियता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वाचम्: speech, words
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• jaladhara (rain-cloud)
• brāhmaṇa (implied by context: beneficiary of gratitude)