Shloka 29

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

शातकुम्भसमायुक्त साधयेद्‌ यानमुत्तमम्‌ | तथैवाप्सरसामड्के प्रतिसुप्त: प्रबोध्यते

Transliteration

śātakumbha-samāyuktaṃ sādhayed yānam uttamam | tathaivāpsarasām aṅke pratissuptaḥ prabodhyate ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Nên tạo một cỗ xe tối thượng, được chế tác và nạm bằng vàng ròng. Cũng như thế, kẻ đã chìm vào giấc ngủ sâu trên lòng những lạc thú cõi trời sẽ bị đánh thức.”

Word by Word

• शातकुम्भसमायुक्तम्: adorned/combined with gold
• शातकुम्भसमायुक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शातकुम्भ-समायुक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• साधयेत्: should prepare/arrange
• साधयेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यानम्: vehicle, conveyance
• यानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अप्सरसाम्: of the Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• अङ्के: in the lap
• अङ्के: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रतिसुप्तः: fallen asleep, sleeping
• प्रतिसुप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिसुप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रबोध्यते: is awakened, is roused
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-बुध्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (Passive sense)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• śātakumbha (pure gold)
• yāna (vehicle)
• apsaras (celestial nymphs)