Shloka 39

Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity

Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

इन्द्रेण गुह्मां निहितं वै गुहायां यद्धार्गवस्तपसेहा भ्यविन्दत्‌ । जाज्वल्यमानमुशनस्तेजसेह तत्साधयामासमहं वरेण्य

Transliteration

bhagīratha uvāca |

indreṇa guhyāṁ nihitaṁ vai guhāyāṁ yad bhārgavas tapasehābhyavindat |

jājvalyamānam uśanas tejaseha tat sādhayām āsa mahāṁ vareṇya ||

Translation

भगिरथ उवाच—इन्द्रेण गुह्यं निहितं वै गुहायां यद्भार्गवस्तपसेहाभ्यविन्दत्। जाज्वल्यमानमुशनस्तेजसेह तत्साधयामासमहं वरेण्य॥

Word by Word

• इन्द्रेण: by Indra
• इन्द्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गुह्यम्: a secret (thing)
• गुह्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निहितम्: placed/hidden
• निहितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-धा
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• गुहायाम्: in a cave
• गुहायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• अभ्यविन्दत्: found/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-विद्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जाज्वल्यमानम्: blazing, shining
• जाज्वल्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, Present participle passive/ātmanepada sense (शानच्), reduplicated intensive form

• उशनः: Uśanas (Śukra)
• उशनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजसा: by (his) brilliance/power
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• साधयामास: accomplished/achieved
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध्
• Form: Perfect periphrastic (लिट्, periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• वरेण्यम्: most excellent/choice-worthy
• वरेण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भगीरथ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhagīratha
• Indra
• Bhārgava
• Uśanas (Śukra)
• guhā (cave)