Shloka 19
Doṣa-Parīkṣā and Guṇa-Viveka
Examination of Faults and Discernment of the Guṇas
Devanagari script
तपसा चानुमानेन गुणैर्जात्या श्रुतेन च निनीषेत् परमं ब्रह्म विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना,इसलिये तपसे, अनुमानसे, शम आदि गुणोंसे, जातिगत धर्मोंके पालनसे तथा शास््त्रोंके स्वाध्यायसे अन्तःकरणको विशुद्ध करके उसके द्वारा परब्रह्मको प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छा करे
Transliteration
tapasā cānumānena guṇair jātyā śrutena ca ninīṣet paramaṃ brahma viśuddhenāntarātmanā
Translation
तपसा चानुमानेन गुणैर्जात्या श्रुतेन च। निनीषेत् परमं ब्रह्म विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना॥
Word by Word
तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनुमानेनby inference
अनुमानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुमान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
गुणैःby virtues/qualities
गुणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
जात्याby (one's) birth/class (i.e., prescribed duty by birth)
जात्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
श्रुतेनby scripture/hearing (Vedic learning)
श्रुतेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
निनीषेत्should lead (oneself) / should strive to attain
निनीषेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootनी
FormVidhi-lin (Optative), Present-system (injunctive/optative sense), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
परम्supreme
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्रह्मBrahman (the Absolute)
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विशुद्धेनby the purified
विशुद्धेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविशुद्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अन्तरात्मनाby the inner self (purified mind/inner soul)
अन्तरात्मना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
Brahman (Supreme Reality)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes