Shloka 38

बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency

Mahābhārata 12.217

Devanagari script

प्रकाशं भगवानेतदृषिर्नातयणो5मृतम्‌ । भूतानामनुकम्पार्थ जगाद जगतो गति:,संसारको शरण देनेवाले ऋषिश्रेष्ठ भगवान्‌ नारायणने जीवोंपर दया करनेके लिये ही इस अमृतमय ज्ञानको प्रकाशित किया

Transliteration

prakāśaṃ bhagavān etad ṛṣir nārāyaṇo 'mṛtam | bhūtānām anukampārthaṃ jagāda jagato gatiḥ ||

Translation

Disse Bhishma: O sábio bem-aventurado Nārāyaṇa—refúgio do mundo e guia do seu curso—tornou manifesto este ensinamento imortal, proferindo-o por compaixão por todos os seres.

Word by Word

• प्रकाशम्: manifestation; making known
• प्रकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारायणः: Narayana
• नारायणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अमृतम्: immortal; nectar-like
• अमृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अनुकम्पार्थम्: for the sake of compassion
• अनुकम्पार्थम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुकम्पा-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जगाद: said; declared
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• गतिः: refuge; course; goal
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārāyaṇa