Shloka 5

Ālasyadoṣa-nirdeśa (On the Fault of Negligence) — The Camel’s Long-Neck Exemplum

Devanagari script

तपसस्तस्य चान्ते5थ प्रीतिमानभवद्‌ विभु: । वरेण च्छन्दयामास ततश्रनैनं पितामह:,उस तपस्याके अन्तमें पितामह भगवान्‌ ब्रह्मा बड़े प्रसन्न हुए। उन्होंने उससे वर माँगनेके लिये कहा

Transliteration

tapasas tasya cānte ’tha prītimān abhavad vibhuḥ | vareṇa cchandayāmāsa tataś cainaṃ pitāmahaḥ ||

Translation

అతని తపస్సు ముగింపున పితామహుడైన భగవాన్ బ్రహ్మ అత్యంత ప్రసన్నుడయ్యాడు. ఆపై పితామహుడు అతనిని వరం కోరుకోమని ఆహ్వానించాడు.

Word by Word

• तपसः: of the austerity
• तपसः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• प्रीतिमान्: pleased, delighted
• प्रीतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• विभुः: the mighty one (Brahmā)
• विभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरेण: with a boon
• वरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• छन्दयामास: invited / urged (to choose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छन्द्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• ततः: thereupon / then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पितामहः: the Grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha, Vibhu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady tapas (disciplined austerity) bears fruit: when undertaken to completion, it draws divine satisfaction and results in a rightful boon—signaling that ethical self-control and perseverance are recognized and rewarded.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that after the person’s austerities conclude, Brahmā becomes pleased and prompts him to ask for a boon, indicating the successful culmination of the ascetic undertaking.