Shloka 36
Devanagari script
दत्तं भुक्तमधीतं च प्राप्तमैश्वर्यमीप्सितम्
Transliteration
dattaṁ bhuktam adhītaṁ ca prāptam aiśvaryam īpsitam
Translation
قال سنجيا: «ما أُعطي صدقةً، وما استُمتع به، وما دُرس وتُعلِّم، والملكُ المنشود الذي نِيل—تلك هي المكاسب التي تثبت حقًّا نصيبًا مُنجَزًا للمرء.»
Word by Word
दत्तम्given (gifted)
दत्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भुक्तम्eaten/consumed, enjoyed
भुक्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभुज् (धातु) → भुक्त (कृदन्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अधीतम्studied/learnt
अधीतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअधि-इ (धातु) → अधीत (कृदन्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्राप्तम्obtained/attained
प्राप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ऐश्वर्यम्sovereignty, lordship, power, prosperity
ऐश्वर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ईप्सितम्desired, wished-for
ईप्सितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootईप्सित (कृदन्त; desiderative sense from आप्/इष् tradition: ‘desired’)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
aiśvarya (sovereignty/power)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse lists life’s meaningful acquisitions—charity given, rightful enjoyment, learning attained, and desired sovereignty achieved—implying that value lies in what is actually realized through action and discipline, not merely possessed or hoarded.
In Sañjaya’s report within the Drona Parva, this line functions as a reflective enumeration of accomplishments, framing the ethical and practical measures of success amid the larger wartime account.