Shloka 101

Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

बाह्यानन्यानपेक्षन्ते गुणांस्तानपि मे शूणु

Transliteration

bāhyān anyān apekṣante guṇāṁs tān api me śṛṇu

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: “As pessoas olham para fora e dependem de outros para virtudes e méritos; agora ouve de mim também acerca dessas qualidades.”

Word by Word

• बाह्यान्: external (ones)
• बाह्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपेक्षन्ते: they depend on / look to
• अपेक्षन्ते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अपेक्ष्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• गुणान्: qualities, virtues
• गुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma