Shloka 33
देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship
Devanagari script
महापदानि कत्थसे न चाप्यवेक्षसे परम् । चिरस्य मृत्युकारिकामनागतां न बुध्यसे
Translation
महापदानि कत्थसे न चाप्यवेक्षसे परम्। चिरस्य मृत्युकारिकामनागतां न बुध्यसे॥
Word by Word
महापदानिgreat positions/abodes
महापदानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहापद
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कत्थसेyou boast/talk big
कत्थसे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकथ् (कत्थ्)
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अवेक्षसेyou look at/consider
अवेक्षसे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ईक्ष्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
परम्the highest (goal/state)
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चिरस्यafter a long time/long hence
चिरस्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिर
मृत्युकारिकाम्death’s handmaid/attendant (i.e., old age)
मृत्युकारिकाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्युकारिका
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अनागताम्not yet come, impending
अनागताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनागत
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
बुध्यसेyou understand/realize
बुध्यसे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes