Shloka 55

Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā

Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta

Devanagari script

न दिष्टमर्थमत्येतुमीशो मर्त्य: कथंचन । महिषैभेंदयामास धनुषाक्षो महीधरान्‌,“मरणधर्मा मनुष्य किसी तरह दैवके विधानका उल्लंघन नहीं कर सकता, तभी तो धनुषाक्षने उस बालककी आयुके निमित्तभूत पर्वतोंका भैंसोंद्वारा भेदन करा दिया”

Transliteration

na diṣṭam artham atyetuṁ īśo martyaḥ kathaṁcana | mahiṣai bhindayāmāsa dhanuṣākṣo mahīdharān |

Translation

Bharadvāja disse: “Nenhum mortal, por mais poderoso que seja, pode de modo algum transpor o que foi ordenado pelo destino. Por isso Dhanuṣākṣa fez com que búfalos perfurassem as montanhas—justamente aquelas que determinavam o tempo de vida destinado àquele menino.”

Word by Word

नnot

दिष्टम्what is ordained; destiny

अर्थम्purpose; matter (intended outcome)

अत्येतुम्to overstep; to transgress

ईशःis able; is capable (lit. lord)

मर्त्यःa mortal; man

कथंचनin any way; somehow

महिषैःby buffaloes

भेदयामासcaused to be split/pierced

यामासdid; performed (auxiliary with preceding verb)

धनुषाक्षःthe one with bow-like eyes (name/epithet)

महीधरान्mountains (lit. earth-bearers)

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bharadvāja

Dhanuṣākṣa

buffaloes (mahiṣa)

mountains (mahīdhara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes