महाभारत · 1.167.10
॥
देवनागरी
ततः स्थलगतं दृष्ट्वा तत्राप्य् आत्मानम् आत्मना ॥
मर्तुं न शक्यम् इत्य् उक्त्वा पुनर् एवाश्रमं ययौ ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tataḥ sthalagataṃ dṛṣṭvā tatrāpy ātmānam ātmanā ||
martuṃ na śakyam ity uktvā punar evāśramaṃ yayau ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ततः स्थलगतं दृष्ट्वा तत्र अपि आत्मानम् आत्मनाtataḥ sthalagataṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra api ātmānam ātmanāthen, having seen himself, even there, upon dry land,
मर्तुं न शक्यम् इति उक्त्वा पुनः एव आश्रमं ययौmartuṃ na śakyam iti uktvā punaḥ eva āśramaṃ yayausaying "it is not possible to die," he went back again to the hermitage;
तत्राप्य्tatrāpyoriginal form "tatrāpy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुनर्punaroriginal form "punar", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवाश्रमंevāśramaṃoriginal form "evāśramaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"Then, seeing himself, even there, cast upon dry land, and saying, 'It is not possible to die,' he went back once more to the hermitage."
संस्करण
97036da33e75 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:29:43 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the saint acknowledges the futility of his intent. Telling is his own word: "it is not possible to die" -- he accepts what all his attempts had resisted: death is not within man's power. Here begins a submission before the will of providence: his efforts exhausted, the righteous man yields to the inevitable and returns to life. Thus the scripture shows the turn from despair to acceptance; and Vasishtha, unable to die, turns back -- toward the hermitage, toward duty, toward life.