Shloka 14
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
अद्यैव कुरु यच्छेयो मा त्वां कालो5त्यगान्महान् । को हि जानाति कस्याद्य मृत्युकालो भविष्यति
Transliteration
adyaiva kuru yac chreyo mā tvāṁ kālo 'tyagān mahān | ko hi jānāti kasyādya mṛtyu-kālo bhaviṣyati ||
Translation
ਜੋ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਯਸਕਰ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਅੱਜ ਹੀ ਕਰ ਲੈ; ਮਹਾਨ ਕਾਲ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਲੰਘ ਨਾ ਜਾਵੇ—ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਕੌਣ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਅੱਜ ਕਿਸ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਦੀ ਘੜੀ ਆ ਪਹੁੰਚੇਗੀ?
Word by Word
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कुरुdo!
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormLoṭ (imperative), 2, singular, Parasmaipada
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
श्रेयःthe better/good (thing)
श्रेयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle (with imperative/optative sense)
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Formaccusative, singular
कालःtime (Death/Time)
कालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अत्यगात्may (it) not overtake/pass beyond
अत्यगात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-गम्
FormLuṅ (aorist), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
महान्great
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
जानातिknows
जानाति:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormLaṭ (present), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
कस्यof whom/whose
कस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formgenitive, singular
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
मृत्युकालःtime of death
मृत्युकालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु-काल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भविष्यतिwill be
भविष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormLuṭ (periphrastic future), 3, singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
Kāla (Time)M
Mṛtyu (Death)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes