Shloka 5

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Saṃvāda: Anuśocana, Nimittāni, and Vidura’s Warning

Devanagari script

भीम उवाच त्रीणि ज्योतींषि पुरुष इति वै देवलोडब्रवीत्‌ । अपत्यं कर्म विद्या च यतः सृष्टा: प्रजास्तत:,भीमसेनने कहा--महर्षि देवलका कथन है कि पुरुषमें तीन प्रकारकी ज्योतियाँ हैं-- संतान, कर्म और ज्ञान; क्योंकि इन्हींसे सारी प्रजाकी सृष्टि हुई

Transliteration

bhīma uvāca | trīṇi jyotīṃṣi puruṣa iti vai devalo ’bravīt | apatyaṃ karma vidyā ca yataḥ sṛṣṭāḥ prajāstataḥ |

Translation

Bhima disse: “O sábio Devala declarou, de fato, que dentro de um homem há três luzes — a descendência, a ação e o conhecimento. Delas nascem todos os seres e a continuidade da sociedade.”

Word by Word

भीमःBhima

उवाचsaid

त्रीणिthree

ज्योतींषिlights, luminaries

पुरुषेin a person / in man

इतिthus (quotative)

वैindeed

देवलःDevala (sage)

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

अपत्यम्offspring, progeny

कर्मaction, deed

विद्याknowledge, learning

चand

यतःfrom which; because

सृष्टाःcreated

प्रजाःcreatures, people

ततःtherefrom; therefore

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhima (Bhimasena)

Devala (sage)

puruṣa (man/person)

apatya (offspring)

karma (action)

vidyā (knowledge)

prajā (people/creatures)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes