Shloka 55
Śrāddha-kalpa: Dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Gifts in Śrāddha and Their Fruits
Devanagari script
तस्मादन्नसमं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति / यानि रत्नानि मेदिन्यां वाहनानि स्त्रियस्तथा
Transliteration
tasmādannasamaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati / yāni ratnāni medinyāṃ vāhanāni striyastathā
Translation
فلذلك لا هبةَ تماثل هبةَ الطعام؛ لم تكن في الماضي ولن تكون في المستقبل، وإن وُجدت في الأرض الجواهر والمراكب والنساء.
Word by Word
tasmāttherefore/from that
tasmāt:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblative used adverbially (तस्मात्—हेतु/तस्मादित्यर्थे)
anna-samamequal to food (in value)
anna-samam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootanna (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); उपमान-तत्पुरुष—‘equal to food’
dānama gift/charity
dānam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-निपात)
bhūtamhas been
bhūtam:
Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Root√bhū (भू धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘been/occurred’ (predicate)
nanor
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-निपात)
bhaviṣyatiwill be
bhaviṣyati:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (भू धातु)
FormFuture tense (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
yāniwhich (things)
yāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun ‘which’
ratnānigems
ratnāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootratna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
medinyāmon the earth
medinyām:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmedinī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
vāhanānivehicles
vāhanāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
striyaḥwomen
striyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootstrī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
tathāand likewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb/conjunctional particle (क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थ)