Shloka 11

Go-mahātmyam: Pavitrāṇāṃ Pavitraṃ

Cows and Ghee as Supreme Purifiers

Devanagari script

प्रजा: सृजेति चादिष्ट: पूर्व दक्ष: स्वयम्भुवा । असृजद्‌ वृत्तिमेवाग्रे प्रजानां हितकाम्यया

Transliteration

prajāḥ sṛjeti cādiṣṭaḥ pūrvaṃ dakṣaḥ svayambhuvā | asṛjad vṛttim evāgre prajānāṃ hitakāmyayā ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସୃଷ୍ଟିର ଆରମ୍ଭରେ ସ୍ୱୟଂଭୂ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ପୂର୍ବେ ଦକ୍ଷଙ୍କୁ “ପ୍ରଜା ସୃଷ୍ଟି କର” ବୋଲି ଆଦେଶ ଦେଲେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କ ହିତକାମନାରେ ଦକ୍ଷ ପ୍ରଥମେ ତାଙ୍କର ଜୀବିକାର ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା କଲେ; ତାପରେ ପ୍ରଜାସୃଷ୍ଟିକୁ ପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• प्रजाः: creatures, subjects
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सृज: create
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आदिष्टः: commanded, instructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: आदिश्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• दक्षः: Dakṣa (Prajāpati)
• दक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वयम्भुवा: by Svayambhū (Brahmā)
• स्वयम्भुवा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम्भू
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• असृजत्: created
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वृत्तिम्: livelihood, means of subsistence
• वृत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अग्रे: at first, in the beginning
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र

• प्रजानाम्: of the creatures
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• हितकाम्यया: with the desire for (their) welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हितकाम्य
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Dakṣa (Prajāpati)
• Svayambhū (Brahmā)