Shloka 131
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
Devanagari script
जिज्ञासुर्लभते कामान् भक्तो भक्तगतिं व्रजेत् । इस कथाको आदिसे ही सुनकर रोगी रोगसे मुक्त हो जायगा, जिज्ञासु पुरुषको इच्छानुसार ज्ञान प्राप्त होगा और भक्त पुरुष भक्तजनोचित गतिको प्राप्त होगा ।। त्वयापि सतत राजन्नभ्यर्च्य: पुरुषोत्तम:
Transliteration
jijñāsur labhate kāmān bhakto bhaktagatiṁ vrajet | tvayāpi satataṁ rājann abhyarcyaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ||
Translation
जिज्ञासुर्लभते कामान् भक्तो भक्तगतिं व्रजेत् । त्वयापि सततं राजन्नभ्यर्च्यः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥
Word by Word
जिज्ञासुःa seeker (of knowledge)
जिज्ञासुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजिज्ञासु (√ज्ञा)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लभतेobtains
लभते:
TypeVerb
Root√लभ्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
कामान्desired objects / wishes
कामान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
भक्तःa devotee
भक्तः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भक्तगतिम्the devotee's destined course/state
भक्तगतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभक्तगति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
व्रजेत्would go / may attain
व्रजेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√व्रज्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सततम्always / continually
सततम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अभ्यर्च्यःto be worshipped / worthy of worship
अभ्यर्च्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभ्यर्च्य (√अर्च्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Gerundive (तव्य/यत् sense), 'to be worshipped'
पुरुषोत्तमःthe best of men (Supreme Person)
पुरुषोत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषोत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaT
the King (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied by context)P
Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes