Shloka 9
Anuśāsana-parva Adhyāya 112: Dharma as the sole companion; karmic witnesses; rebirth sequences
Bṛhaspati–Yudhiṣṭhira Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
नोदकक्लिन्नगात्रस्तु स्नात इत्यभिधीयते । स स्नातो यो दमस्नात: स बाह्याभ्यन्तर: शुचि:
Translation
محض پانی سے بدن بھگو لینا س্নان نہیں کہلاتا۔ حقیقی س্নان اسی نے کیا ہے جو دَم—یعنی من اور اندریوں کے ضبط—کے پانی میں غوطہ زن ہوا؛ وہی باہر اور اندر دونوں طرح سے پاک ہے۔
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
उदकwith water
उदक:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउदक
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
क्लिन्नwetted, soaked
क्लिन्न:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्लिन्न
Formneuter, nominative, singular
गात्रःbody/limb (as the one wetted)
गात्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगात्र
Formneuter, nominative, singular
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
स्नातःbathed
स्नातः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्नात
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इतिthus (as)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अभिधीयतेis called, is designated
अभिधीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-धा
Formpresent, passive, third, singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
स्नातःbathed
स्नातः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्नात
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
दमस्नातःbathed in self-control (i.e., purified by restraint)
दमस्नातः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदम-स्नात
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
बाह्याभ्यन्तरःexternally and internally (pure)
बाह्याभ्यन्तरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootबाह्य-अभ्यन्तर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
शुचिःpure, clean
शुचिः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes