Shloka 13

स्त्रीस्वभावप्रश्नः — Nārada and Pañcacūḍā on Strī-svabhāva

Anuśāsana-parva 38

Devanagari script

भूयस्तेषां बल॑ मन्ये यथा राज्ञस्तपस्विन: । दुरासदाश्न चण्डाश्व रभसा: क्षिप्रकारिण:,मैं ब्राह्मणोंका बल तपस्वी राजाके समान बहुत बड़ा मानता हूँ। वे दुर्जय, प्रचण्ड, वेगशाली और शीघ्रकारी होते हैं

Transliteration

bhūyas teṣāṃ balaṃ manye yathā rājñas tapassvinaḥ | durāsadāś ca caṇḍāśva-rabhasāḥ kṣipra-kāriṇaḥ ||

Translation

ข้ายิ่งเห็นว่าพละกำลังของพวกเขายิ่งใหญ่—ดุจราชาผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ. เข้าถึงได้ยาก น่าเกรงขาม รวดเร็วแรงกล้า และลงมือฉับไว

Word by Word

भूयःagain; moreover; further

तेषाम्of them (of those)

बलम्strength, power

मन्येI think; I consider

यथाas; just as

राज्ञःof the king

तपस्विनःof the ascetic; of the penitent

दुरासदाःhard to approach; formidable

चand

अश्नstone; thunderbolt (reading uncertain here)

चण्डfierce; violent

अश्वhorses (reading uncertain in this context)

रभसाःimpetuous; forceful

क्षिप्रकारिणःquick-acting; swift in action

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Brahmanas

King (rājā)

Ascetic king (tapassvī rājā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes