Shloka 17

श्रीशक्रसंवादः — The Dialogue of Śrī

Lakṣmī) and Śakra (Indra

Devanagari script

देवताभिश्न ये सार्ध पितृभिश्नोप भुज्जते । रमन्ते पुत्रपौत्रैश्न तेषां गतिरनुत्तमा

Transliteration

devatābhiś ca ye sārdhaṁ pitṛbhiś copabhujjate | ramante putrapautraiś ca teṣāṁ gatir anuttamā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说：“彼等于来世与诸天及祖灵（Pitṛ）同享福乐，又与子孙同欢者，其所归之道，至高无上，无可逾越。”

Word by Word

• देवताभिः: with the deities
• देवताभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• पितृभिः: with the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपभुञ्जते: enjoy/partake
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-भुज्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• रमन्ते: rejoice/delight
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• पुत्रपौत्रैः: with sons and grandsons
• पुत्रपौत्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रपौत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• गतिः: course/attainment/destination
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुत्तमा: unsurpassed, supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Devatāḥ (gods)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Putra (sons)
• Pautra (grandsons)