Shloka 21
Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda
Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna
Devanagari script
यज्ञमेवोपजीवन्ति नास्ति चेष्टमराजके । देवता, मनुष्य, पितर, गन्धर्व, नाग और राक्षस--ये सबके सब यज्ञका आश्रय लेकर जीवन-निर्वाह करते हैं; परंतु जहाँ कोई राजा नहीं है, उस राज्यमें यज्ञ नहीं होता है || २० हे || इतो दत्तेन जीवन्ति देवता: पितरस्तथा
Transliteration
yajñam evopajīvanti nāsti ceṣṭam arājake | ito dattena jīvanti devatāḥ pitaras tathā ||
Translation
قال أَيْلَة: «إن جميعَ الكائنات تعيشُ بمعاشِها على القُربان (yajña)؛ ولكن في مملكةٍ بلا ملكٍ لا يكون سعيٌ منظَّم—ولا تُقامُ الذبيحةُ على وجهها. وبما يُقدَّم هنا (في القربان والعطايا) تحيا الآلهةُ والآباءُ الأسلاف كذلك».
Word by Word
यज्ञम्sacrifice (yajña)
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उपजीवन्तिlive by; subsist on
उपजीवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-जीव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इष्टम्sacrificial rite; offering (the desired/ordained sacrifice)
इष्टम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइष्ट
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अराजकेin a kingless (state)
अराजके:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअराजक
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
इतःfrom here/from this (source)
इतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः
दत्तेनby what is given; by gifts/offerings
दत्तेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदत्त
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
जीवन्तिlive
जीवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
देवताःthe deities
देवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
पितरःthe ancestors (pitṛs)
पितरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
ऐल उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
Aila (speaker)Y
Yajña (sacrifice)D
Devatāḥ (gods)P
Pitaraḥ (ancestors)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes