Shloka 19
Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma
Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins
Devanagari script
कुण्डधार उवाच यदि प्रसन्ना देवा मे भक्तो<यं ब्राह्मणो मम । अस्यानुग्रहमिच्छामि कृतं किंचित् सुखोदयम्
Translation
ਕੁੰਡਧਾਰ ਬੋਲਿਆ—“ਇਹ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਮੇਰਾ ਭਗਤ ਹੈ। ਜੇ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋਣ, ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਅੱਗੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਸੁਖ ਦਾ ਉਦਯ ਹੋਵੇ।”
Word by Word
कुण्डधारःKundadhara
कुण्डधारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुण्डधार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
प्रसन्नाःpleased
प्रसन्नाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
भक्तःdevotee
भक्तः:
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणःbrahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ममof me / my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अस्यof this one / of him
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अनुग्रहम्favor, grace
अनुग्रहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनुग्रह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इच्छामिI desire
इच्छामि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, First, Singular
कृतम्done, made
कृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किञ्चित्some, a little
किञ्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
सुखोदयम्arising of happiness; a rise of well-being
सुखोदयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख-उदय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
कुण्डधार उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes