Shloka 72
देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship
Devanagari script
कि ते धनेन कि बन्धुभिस्ते कि ते पुत्रै: पुत्रक यो मरिष्यसि । आत्मानमन्विच्छ गुहां प्रविष्ट पितामहास्ते क्व गताश्ष सर्वे
Transliteration
ki te dhanena ki bandhubhis te ki te putraiḥ putraka yo mariṣyasi | ātmānam anviccha guhāṁ praviṣṭa pītāmahās te kva gatāś ca sarve ||
Translation
బాలకా! నీవు ఒకనాడు మరణించవలసిందే గనుక ధనం ఏమి ప్రయోజనం? బంధువులు ఏమి? కుమారులు ఏమి? కాబట్టి హృదయగుహలో ప్రవేశించిన ఆత్మతత్త్వాన్ని అన్వేషించు. ఆలోచించు—నీ పితామహులు మొదలైన పూర్వజులందరూ ఎక్కడికి వెళ్లిపోయారు?
Word by Word
किम्what (use/need)?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
Forminterrogative particle
तेto you/for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formdative, singular
धनेनwith wealth / by wealth
धनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधन
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
किम्what (use/need)?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
Forminterrogative particle
बन्धुभिःwith kinsmen/relatives
बन्धुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबन्धु
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
तेto you/for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formdative, singular
किम्what (use/need)?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
Forminterrogative particle
तेto you/for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formdative, singular
पुत्रैःwith sons
पुत्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
पुत्रकO son! (dear boy)
पुत्रक:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्रक
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
यःwho (you who)
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मरिष्यसिyou will die
मरिष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootमृ
Formsimple future (luṭ), parasmaipada, 2nd person, singular
आत्मानम्the Self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अन्विच्छseek, investigate
अन्विच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-इष्
Formimperative (loṭ), parasmaipada, 2nd person, singular
गुहाम्cave (heart-cave)
गुहाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगुहा
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
प्रविष्टम्entered, hidden within
प्रविष्टम्:
TypeParticiple
Rootप्र-विश्
Formpast passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine (agreeing with आत्मानम्)
पितामहाःgrandfathers/forefathers
पितामहाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formgenitive, singular
क्वwhere?
क्व:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व
Forminterrogative adverb
गताःgone
गताः:
TypeParticiple
Rootगम्
Formpast active participle, nominative, plural, masculine (agreeing with पितामहाः)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, nominative, plural (agreeing with पितामहाः)
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaĀ
ātman (Self)P
pītāmahāḥ (forefathers/ancestors)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes