Shloka 57
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
Devanagari script
चिरमाशंसितो मात्रा चिरं गर्भेण धारित: । सफल चिरकारित्वं कुरु त्वं चिरकारिक,“तेरी माता चिरकालसे तेरे जन्मकी आशा लगाये बैठी थी। उसने चिरकालतक तुझे गर्भमें धारण किया है, अतः बेटा चिरकारी! आज तू अपनी माताकी रक्षा करके चिरकारिताको सफल कर ले
Transliteration
ciram āśaṃsito mātrā ciraṃ garbheṇa dhāritaḥ | saphalaṃ cirakāritvaṃ kuru tvaṃ cirakārika ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “For a long time your mother yearned for you, and for a long time she bore you in her womb. Therefore, O Cirakārika, make your ‘slowness’ truly fruitful today—protect your mother and let your long-delayed action become meaningful.”
Word by Word
चिरम्for a long time
चिरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिरम्
आशंसितःhoped for, longed for
आशंसितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-शंस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मात्राby the mother
मात्रा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
चिरम्for a long time
चिरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिरम्
गर्भेणwith/in the womb (as the means of bearing)
गर्भेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
धारितःborne, carried
धारितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सफलम्fruitful, successful
सफलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चिरकारित्वम्the state of being long-awaited/long in coming
चिरकारित्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचिरकारित्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुरुmake, do
कुरु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
चिरकारिकO long-awaited one / O late-born one
चिरकारिक:
TypeNoun
Rootचिरकारिक
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaC
CirakārikaM
Mother (mātṛ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes