Shloka 73
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
Devanagari script
अग्निष्टोमप्र भूतिभिरिष्टवा च स्वाप्तदक्षिणै: । न तत्फलमवाप्रोति भूमिदानाद् यदश्षुते
Transliteration
agniṣṭoma-prabhūtibhir iṣṭvā ca svāpta-dakṣiṇaiḥ | na tat-phalam avāpnoti bhūmi-dānād yad aśnute ||
Translation
قال بهيشما: «حتى لو أقام المرء قرابينَ مثل أغنيشْتُوما (Agniṣṭoma)، غنيةً بالقرابين ومصحوبةً بدَكشِنا (dakṣiṇā) مُحسَنة العطاء للكهنة، فإنه لا ينال ثمرةً تماثل ما يناله من عطاء الأرض.»
Word by Word
अग्निष्टोमप्रभूतिभिःby (sacrifices) beginning with Agniṣṭoma
अग्निष्टोमप्रभूतिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निष्टोम-प्रभूति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
इष्ट्वाhaving sacrificed / having performed (a sacrifice)
इष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
FormAbsolutive (त्वाान्त), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
स्वाप्तदक्षिणैःwith well-bestowed fees (dakṣiṇās)
स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वाप्त-दक्षिणा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अवाप्नोतिobtains, attains
अवाप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-आप्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
भूमिदानात्from (the act of) giving land; by land-gift
भूमिदानात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि-दान
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्नुतेenjoys, obtains
अश्नुते:
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaA
Agniṣṭoma (sacrifice)B
Bhūmidāna (gift of land)D
Dakṣiṇā (priestly fee)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes