Shloka 38

Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma

Devanagari script

प्रतियातु भवान्‌ क्षिप्रं तपस्तप्स्याम्यहं विभो । इहैव शोषयिष्यामि तपसेदं कलेवरम्‌

Transliteration

pratiyātu bhavān kṣipraṃ tapastapsyāmyahaṃ vibho | ihaiva śoṣayiṣyāmi tapasedaṃ kalevaram |

Translation

प्रतियातु भवान् क्षिप्रं तपस्तप्स्याम्यहं विभो । इहैव शोषयिष्यामि तपसेदं कलेवरम् ॥

Word by Word

• प्रति: back, in return
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• यातु: let (him/you) go / may (he/you) depart
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (गत्यर्थे)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 3rd, singular, परस्मैपद

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तप्स्यामि: I shall perform austerity
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (तपस्यायाम्)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 1st, singular, परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: nominative, singular

• विभो: O mighty one / O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• शोषयिष्यामि: I shall dry up / emaciate
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुष् (शोषणे) / शोषय (णिच्)
• Form: लृट् (simple future, causative), 1st, singular, परस्मैपद

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• कलेवरम्: body
• कलेवरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana