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Shloka 80

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

विजिततश्न त्वया मृत्युर्यो5यं त्वामनुगच्छति । रन्ध्रान्वेषी तव सदा त्वया धृत्या वशी कृत:,“तुमने इस मृत्युको, जो सदा तुम्हारा छिद्र ढूँढ़ती हुई तुम्हारे पीछे लगी रहती थी, जीत लिया। तुमने अपने धैर्यसे मृत्युको वशमें कर लिया है

vijita-tṛṣṇā tvayā mṛtyur yo ’yaṁ tvām anugacchati | randhrānveṣī tava sadā tvayā dhṛtyā vaśī kṛtaḥ ||

‘నిన్ను అనుసరించే, ఎల్లప్పుడూ నీలో లోపం వెదకే ఆ మృత్యువును నీవు జయించావు. నీ ధైర్యంతో మృత్యువునే వశపరచుకున్నావు.’

विजितःconquered
विजितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविजित (√जि)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
मृत्युःdeath
मृत्युः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho/which
यः:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वाम्you (object)
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
अनुगच्छतिfollows
अनुगच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√गम्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
रन्ध्रopenings, weak points
रन्ध्र:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरन्ध्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अन्वेषीseeking, searching for
अन्वेषी:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्वेषिन् (√इष्/√एष् with anu-; agent noun)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तवof you, your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
धृत्याby steadfastness, by patience
धृत्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधृति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
वशीsubdued, brought under control
वशी:
TypeAdjective
Rootवशिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृतःmade (into)
कृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृत (√कृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (PPP)

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
M
Mṛtyu (Death, personified)

Educational Q&A

Freedom from craving (tṛṣṇā) and unwavering endurance (dhṛti) remove the ‘openings’ through which fear and mortality dominate the mind; thus even Death is portrayed as being subdued by inner mastery.

Bhishma praises the addressed person’s spiritual and moral strength, describing Death as a constant pursuer looking for vulnerabilities, and declares that through steadfast resolve the person has effectively ‘conquered’ Death.