Shloka 9

अन्नदानफलं (Anna-dāna-phala) / The Fruit of Food-Giving

Devanagari script

अहोरात्रेण द्वादश्यां ज्येष्ठे मासि त्रिविक्रमम्‌ गवां मेधमवाप्रोति अप्सरोभिक्ष मोदते

Transliteration

ahorātreṇa dvādaśyāṁ jyeṣṭhe māsi trivikramaṁ gavāṁ medham avāpnoti apsarobhiś ca modate

Translation

জ্যৈষ্ঠ মাসের দ্বাদশীতে দিন-রাত উপবাস করে ত্রিবিক্রমকে পূজা করলে, সে গোমেধ যজ্ঞের ফল লাভ করে এবং অপ্সরাদের সঙ্গেও আনন্দ ভোগ করে।

Word by Word

• अहोरात्रेण: by (means of) a day and night; within a day-night
• अहोरात्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहोरात्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth lunar day (Dvādaśī)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• ज्येष्ठे: in (the month) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• त्रिविक्रमम्: Trivikrama (Vishnu, the one of three strides)
• त्रिविक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गवाम्: of cows
• गवाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• मेधम्: sacrifice; offering/rite
• मेधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नोति: attains; obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अप्सरोभिः: with Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मोदते: rejoices; delights
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Trivikrama (Viṣṇu)
• Apsarases
• Dvādaśī (tithi)
• Jyeṣṭha (month)
• Go-medha (cow-sacrifice/its merit)