Shloka 16

Adhyāya 353 — Kathā-prāmāṇya (Authority of Transmission) and the Brāhmaṇa’s Ascetic Resolve

Devanagari script

स सप्तदशकेनापि राशिना युज्यते च सः । एवं बहुविध: प्रोक्त: पुरुषस्ते यथाक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

sa saptadaśakenāpi rāśinā yujyate ca saḥ | evaṁ bahuvidhaḥ proktaḥ puruṣas te yathākramam |

Translation

ਉਹੀ ਪੁਰੁਸ਼ ਸਤਾਰਾਂ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਜੁੜਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਰਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਭੇਦ ਕਰਕੇ ਦੇਵ, ਤਿਰਯਕ ਆਦਿ ਅਨੇਕ ਅਵਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਉਹ ਕ੍ਰਮਵਾਰ ਬਹੁ-ਵਿਧ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (person)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सप्तदशकेन: with the group of seventeen
• सप्तदशकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तदशक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राशिना: with a collection/aggregate
• राशिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राशि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• युज्यते: is joined/connected
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (Passive-like usage), Third, Singular

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

• सः: he/that (same person)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• बहुविधः: manifold/of many kinds
• बहुविधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रोक्तः: said/declared
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

• पुरुषः: the person/self
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• क्रमम्: order/sequence
• क्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pitamaha (Bhishma)
• Puruṣa
• devas
• tiryak (animals)