Shloka 25
प्रजाविसर्ग-तत्त्वनिर्णयः | Cosmogony of Elemental Emergence
Bharadvāja–Bhṛgu Dialogue
Devanagari script
मृत्योर्वा मुखमेतद् वै या ग्रामे वसतो रति: । देवानामेष वै गोष्ठो यदरण्यमिति श्रुति:
Transliteration
mṛtyor vā mukham etad vai yā grāme vasato ratiḥ | devānām eṣa vai goṣṭho yad araṇyam iti śrutiḥ ||
Translation
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਸਣ ਦੀ ਜੋ ਲਗਨ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਮੂੰਹ ਹੈ। ਅਤੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੁਤੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜੰਗਲ ਹੀ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਗੋਸ਼ਠ (ਸਭਾ-ਥਾਂ) ਹੈ।
Word by Word
मृत्योःof death
मृत्योः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
मुखम्mouth; entrance
मुखम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
याwhich
या:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ग्रामेin a village
ग्रामे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootग्राम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वसतःof one dwelling (living)
वसतः:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
रतिःdelight; attachment
रतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
एषःthis
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
गोष्ठःassembly; resort; gathering-place
गोष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगोष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अरण्यम्forest; wilderness
अरण्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअरण्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
श्रुतिःtradition; what is heard (scriptural saying)
श्रुतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
Mṛtyu (Death)D
Devas (gods)G
grāma (village/settlement)A
araṇya (forest)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes