Shloka 65.6-7Unverified draft
तस्मै दत्वा तदा सिद्धं सर्वं विप्राय निश्चित:। निश्शेषितेऽन्ने भगवानभुक्तैव महातपा: न किञ्चिदवदद्विप्रं मौनव्रतमुपस्थित:। अथ वर्षसहस्रं वै नोच्छ्वसन्मुनिपुङ्गव:
Meaning
This mighty, adorable ascetic having adopted a vow of silence decided to give all the cooked rice to the Brahmin. The brahmin finished all the rice. Viswamitra went without food but did not utter a single word to the brahmin. Thereafter the distinguished ascetic practised austerities for another period of thousand years, his breath suspended.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.65.6
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tasmai datvā tadā siddham | तस्मै दत्वा तदा सिद्धम् | having then given to him that accomplished [food] | Dative / Gerund / Adverbial / Accusative |
| sarvam viprāya niścitaḥ | सर्वम् विप्राय निश्चितः | all, resolved, to the Brahmin | Accusative / Dative / Nominative |
| niśśeṣite anne bhagavān | निश्शेषिते अन्ने भगवान् | when the food was entirely exhausted, the lord | Locative absolute / Nominative |
| abhukta eva mahā-tapāḥ | अभुक्त एव महा-तपाः | remained without having eaten at all, of great asceticism | Nominative / Adverbial / Nominative |
Shloka 1.65.7
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| na kiñcit avadat vipram | न किञ्चित् अवदत् विप्रम् | said nothing at all to the Brahmin | Negation / Accusative / Verb (imperfect) / Accusative |
| mauna-vratam upasthitaḥ | मौन-व्रतम् उपस्थितः | having taken up the vow of silence | Accusative / Nominative |
| atha varṣa-sahasram vai | अथ वर्ष-सहस्रम् वै | then, for a thousand years indeed | Adverbial / Accusative / Adverbial |
| na ucchvasan muni-puṅgavaḥ | न उच्छ्वसन् मुनि-पुङ्गवः | the bull among sages did not breathe | Negation / Verb (imperfect) / Nominative |
Reference: 1.65.6-7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa