Shloka 21

Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka

Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa

Devanagari script

वैराटपृष्ठमुक्षाणं सर्वरत्नैरलंकृतम्‌ । प्रददन्‍मरुतां लोकान्‌ स राजन्‌ प्रतिपद्यते,राजन! जो विशालपृष्ठभागवाले बैलको सब प्रकारके रत्नोंसे अलंकृत करके उसका दान करता है, वह मरुद्गणोंके लोकोंमें जाता है

Transliteration

vairāṭa-pṛṣṭham ukṣāṇaṃ sarva-ratnair alaṅkṛtam | pradadan marutāṃ lokān sa rājan pratipadyate ||

Translation

হে ৰাজন! যি জনে বিশাল আৰু উঁচু পিঠবিশিষ্ট ষাঁড়ক সকলো ধৰণৰ ৰত্নেৰে অলংকৃত কৰি দান কৰে, সি মৰুতগণৰ লোকসমূহ লাভ কৰে।

Word by Word

• वैराटपृष्ठम्: having a broad back (as an epithet)
• वैराटपृष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विराटपृष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उक्षाणम्: a bull
• उक्षाणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्षन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वरत्नैः: with all kinds of jewels
• सर्वरत्नैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वरत्न
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अलंकृतम्: adorned
• अलंकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलंकृत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रददत्: giving, donating
• प्रददत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा
• Form: Present (Shatru-participle), Parasmaipada (active), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मरुताम्: of the Maruts (storm-gods)
• मरुताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• लोकान्: worlds, realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रतिपद्यते: attains, reaches
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पद्
• Form: Lat (Present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• rājan (the king, addressee)
• ukṣāṇa (bull)
• ratna (jewels)
• Maruts
• marutāṃ lokāḥ (worlds of the Maruts)