Shloka 64.19Unverified draft
तावद्यावद्धि मे प्राप्तं ब्राह्मण्यं तपसाऽर्जितम्। अनुच्छ्वसन्नभुञ्जान स्तिष्ठेयं शाश्वतीस्समा:॥ न हि मे तप्यमानस्य क्षयं यास्यन्ति मूर्तय:।
Meaning
Until brahminhood is obtained by my austerities, I shall stay without breathing or eating for innumerable years. While performing penance, my limbs shall not undergo deterioration.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tāvat yāvat hi me prāptam | तावत् यावत् हि मे प्राप्तम् | so long as, indeed, attained by me | Adverbial / Adverbial / Adverbial / Genitive / Nominative |
| brāhmaṇyam tapasā arjitam | ब्राह्मण्यम् तपसा अर्जितम् | Brahminhood earned by austerity | Nominative / Instrumental / Nominative |
| anucchvasan abhuñjānaḥ | अनुच्छ्वसन् अभुञ्जानः | without breathing, without eating | Nominative (participle, x2) |
| tiṣṭheyam śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | तिष्ठेयम् शाश्वतीः समाः | I shall remain for eternal years | Verb (optative) / Accusative plural / Accusative plural |
| na hi me tapyamānasya | न हि मे तप्यमानस्य | for indeed, of me who am practicing austerity | Negation / Adverbial / Genitive / Genitive |
| kṣayam yāsyanti mūrtayaḥ | क्षयम् यास्यन्ति मूर्तयः | my bodily powers shall not go to decay | Accusative / Verb (future) / Nominative plural |
Reference: 1.64.19 · Bāla Kāṇḍa