Shloka 8
Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State
Yājñavalkya–Janaka
Devanagari script
वसिष्ठ श्रेष्ठमासीनमृषीणां भास्करद्युतिम् । पप्रच्छ जनको राजा ज्ञानं नैःश्रेयसं परम्
Translation
ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੂਰਜ ਵਰਗੇ ਤੇਜ ਵਾਲੇ ਮੁਨੀਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਵਸਿਸ਼ਠ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਸ਼ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਸਨ ਲਗਾ ਕੇ ਬੈਠੇ ਸਨ। ਉੱਥੇ ਰਾਜਾ ਜਨਕ ਆ ਕੇ ਪਰਮ ਕਲਿਆਣਕਾਰੀ ਗਿਆਨ ਬਾਰੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਛਣ ਲੱਗਾ।
Word by Word
वसिष्ठम्Vasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्रेष्ठम्the best, foremost
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आसीनम्seated
आसीनम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, Past active participle (क्त), used adjectivally
ऋषीणाम्of the sages
ऋषीणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
भास्कर-द्युतिम्having the radiance of the sun
भास्कर-द्युतिम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभास्करद्युति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पप्रच्छasked
पप्रच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
जनकःJanaka
जनकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजनक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञानम्knowledge
ज्ञानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नैःश्रेयसम्leading to the highest good (final beatitude)
नैःश्रेयसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनैःश्रेयस
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
परम्supreme
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes