Shloka 41

Phala of Vrata, Niyama, Svādhyāya, Dama, Satya, Brahmacarya, and Service (व्रत-नियम-स्वाध्याय-दम-सत्य-ब्रह्मचर्य-शुश्रूषा-फलप्रश्नः)

Devanagari script

तिलालाभे तु यो दद्याज्जलधेनुं यतव्रत: । स कामप्रवहां शीतां नदीमेतामुपाश्ुते

Transliteration

tilālābhe tu yo dadyāj jaladhenuṃ yatavrataḥ | sa kāmapravahāṃ śītāṃ nadīm etām upāśnute ||

Translation

তিল নাপালে যি জনে ব্ৰতশীল আৰু নিয়মনিষ্ঠ হৈ জলময়ী ধেনু দান কৰে, সি কাম্য বস্তু বোৱাই নিয়া এই শীতল নদীৰ সান্নিধ্যত থাকি সুখ ভোগ কৰে।

Word by Word

• तिलालाभे: in the non-obtaining of sesame (i.e., when sesame is unavailable)
• तिलालाभे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलालाभ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दद्यात्: should give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जलधेनुम्: a water-cow (a cow-shaped water-donation)
• जलधेनुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधेनु
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यतव्रतः: one of restrained vows; self-controlled
• यतव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कामप्रवहाम्: carrying (fulfilling) desired objects
• कामप्रवहाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामप्रवहा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शीताम्: cool
• शीताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नदीम्: river
• नदीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उपाश्नुते: enjoys/attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (अश्नोति/अश्नुते भक्षणे/उपभोगे)
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

नाचिकेत उवाच

Characters & Entities

• नाचिकेत (Nāciketa)
• जलधेनु (jaladhenu, ‘water-cow’ gift)
• नदी (a cool river described as kāmapravahā)