Shloka 51

Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)

Devanagari script

एवमेव शरीरे<5स्या निवत्स्यामि समाहित: । असक्तः पद्मपत्रस्थो जलबिन्दुर्यथथाचल:

Transliteration

evam eva śarīre 'syā nivatsyāmi samāhitaḥ | asaktaḥ padmapatra-stho jalabindur yathācalāḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma nói: “Đúng như thế, ta sẽ ở trong thân thể nàng, tâm chuyên nhất trong yoga. Không vướng mắc—như giọt nước trên lá sen không bám dính—ta sẽ lưu lại đó mà không bị nhiễm ô.”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

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

• शरीरे: in the body
• शरीरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• अस्याः: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• निवत्स्यामि: I shall dwell / reside
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वस्
• Form: simple future (luṭ), 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• असक्तः: unattached
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असक्त
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पद्मपत्रस्थः: standing/being on a lotus-leaf
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्मपत्रस्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• जलबिन्दुः: a drop of water
• जलबिन्दुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलबिन्दु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अचलः: motionless, unmoving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• śarīra (body)
• padmapatra (lotus leaf)
• jalabindu (water drop)