Shloka 10

Adhyāya 174: Karma as an inescapable companion (कर्मानुगमन-उपदेश)

Devanagari script

तदयं तस्य वचनान्निहतो गौतमेन वै । तेनैवामृतसिक्तश्च पुन: संजीवितो बक:,ब्रह्माजीके उस वचनसे ही गौतमने इनका वध किया और ब्रह्माजीने ही पुनः: अमृत छिड़ककर राजधर्माको जीवन-दान दिया है

Transliteration

tad ayaṃ tasya vacanān nihato gautamena vai | tenaivāmṛtasiktaś ca punaḥ saṃjīvito bakaḥ ||

Translation

اسی فرمان کے اثر سے گوتَم نے اسے قتل کیا؛ اور اسی ہی اختیار سے اس پر امرت چھڑکا گیا اور بکا پھر سے زندہ کر دیا گیا۔

Word by Word

• तत्: that (one/thing)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this (he)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वचनात्: from (his) word/command
• वचनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• निहतः: killed/slain
• निहतः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

• गौतमेन: by Gautama
• गौतमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed/verily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अमृत-सिक्तः: sprinkled with nectar
• अमृत-सिक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृतसिक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• संजीवितः: revived/brought back to life
• संजीवितः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जीव्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

• बकः: Baka (the crane/demon named Baka)
• बकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Gautama
• Baka
• Amrita