Shloka 27

अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः

Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning

Devanagari script

तामधर्मभयादू भीतां पुनरेव प्रयाचतीम्‌ । तदाब्रवीद्‌ देवदेवो निगृहोदं वचस्तत:,अधर्मके भयसे डरकर पुनः कृपाकी भीख माँगती हुई मृत्युको रोककर देवाधिदेव ब्रह्माने उससे यह बात कही--

Transliteration

tām adharmabhayād bhītāṃ punar eva prayācatīm | tadābravīd devadevo nigṛhya idaṃ vacas tataḥ ||

Translation

అధర్మభయంతో భీతురాలై మళ్లీ కృపను యాచిస్తున్న మృత్యువును నియంత్రించి దేవాధిదేవుడైన బ్రహ్మ అప్పుడు ఈ మాటలు పలికాడు.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अधर्म-भयात्: from fear of unrighteousness
• अधर्म-भयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्मभय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• भीताम्: frightened
• भीताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• प्रयाचतीम्: begging/entreating
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-याच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देव-देवः: the god of gods
• देव-देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निगृह्य: having restrained/checked
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ग्रह्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)

• उद्यम्: the effort/attempt
• उद्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Devadeva, per context)
• Mṛtyu (Death, restrained)
• Unnamed female petitioner (tām; the one begging)