Shloka 23
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
जातमेवान्तको<न्ताय जरा चाभ्येति देहिनम्
Transliteration
jātam evāntako 'ntāya jarā cābhyeti dehinam
Translation
பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—பிறந்த கணமே முடிவிற்காக அந்தகன் (மரணம்) நகரத் தொடங்குகிறான்; முதுமையும் உடலுடையவனை அணுகி முன்னேறுகிறது।
Word by Word
जातम्born (one/that which is born)
जातम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजात (√जन्)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अन्तकःDeath (the ender)
अन्तकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्तायfor the end / towards the end
अन्ताय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्त
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
जराold age/decay
जरा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजरा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अभ्येतिapproaches/comes upon
अभ्येति:
TypeVerb
Root√इ (अभि-इ)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
देहिनम्the embodied being
देहिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेहिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
भ
भीष्म (Bhīṣma)अ
अन्तक (Antaka, Death)ज
जरा (Jarā, Old Age)द
देहिन् (Dehin, the embodied being)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes