Shloka 713
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
Devanagari script
गजेन्द्रकर्ण गोकर्ण पाणिकर्ण नमोस्तु ते । आपके कान भी सब ओरे हैं। संसारमें जो कुछ है
Translation
“Salve a ti, Gajendrakārṇa, Gokārṇa, Pāṇikārṇa! Teus ouvidos estão em todas as direções; abrangendo tudo o que há no mundo, permaneces estabelecido. Śaṅkukārṇa, Mahākārṇa, Kumbhakārṇa, Argavālaya, Gajendrakārṇa, Gokārṇa e Pāṇikārṇa—estes sete acompanhantes são as tuas próprias formas. Em todas elas, eu te reverencio.”
Word by Word
गजेन्द्रकर्णO one whose ears are like an elephant-lord’s (great-eared one)
गजेन्द्रकर्ण:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootगजेन्द्रकर्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
गोकर्णO cow-eared one
गोकर्ण:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootगोकर्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पाणिकर्णO hand-eared one
पाणिकर्ण:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootपाणिकर्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नमःsalutation, homage
नमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
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