Shloka 26
Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity
Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
तपस्वी नियताहार: शममास्थाय वाग्यतः
Translation
噢，毗多摩诃（祖父）！我以苦行者之身，节制饮食，安住于寂静，约束言语；以少食、默然与澄定之心，在喜马拉雅山上修行苦行经久不息。因我之苦行而欢喜的大自在天商羯罗（摩诃提婆），将恒河那难以承受的激流承载于其顶髻之上；然而，即便凭此苦行之果，我在此世仍未得遂所愿。
Word by Word
तपस्वीan ascetic
तपस्वी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतपस्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नियताहारःone with regulated food
नियताहारः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनियत-आहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शमम्tranquillity, calm
शमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थायhaving adopted/undertaken
आस्थाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
वाक्-यतःrestrained in speech
वाक्-यतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवाक्-यत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मिताहारीmoderate in eating
मिताहारी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमित-आहारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भगीरथ उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
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