Shloka 13

Tapas as the Root of Attainment (तपः—साधनमूलप्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

कि नु ते पवनस्तात प्रीतिमानथवा सुह्ृत्‌ । त्वां रक्षति सदा येन वने5त्र पवनो ध्रुवम्‌

Transliteration

ki nu te pavanastāta prītimān athavā suhṛt | tvāṃ rakṣati sadā yena vane 'tra pavano dhruvam ||

Translation

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย วายุนี้เป็นอะไรกับเจ้า—มีความเอ็นดูต่อเจ้าหรือเป็นมิตรของเจ้า? เพราะแน่แท้ วายุนี่เองที่คุ้มครองเจ้าอยู่เสมอในป่าแห่งนี้”

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, genitive, singular

• पवनः: the wind (Vāyu)
• पवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तात: dear one/father (term of address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• प्रीतिमान्: affectionate/pleased
• प्रीतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अथवा: or else
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा

• सुहृत्: friend/well-wisher
• सुहृत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, accusative, singular

• रक्षति: protects
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: present (lat), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, singular

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• पवनः: the wind (Vāyu)
• पवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ध्रुवम्: surely/certainly
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial accusative)
• Root: ध्रुव

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Pavana (Vāyu, the Wind)