Shloka 53
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
Devanagari script
अकल्ककस्य विप्रस्य रौक्ष्यात् करकृतात्मन: । वटवो यस्य भिक्षन्ति तेभ्यो दत्त महाफलम्
Transliteration
akalkakasya viprasya raukṣyāt karakṛtātmanaḥ | vaṭavo yasya bhikṣanti tebhyo dattaṃ mahāphalam ||
Translation
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যে নিষ্কপট ব্রাহ্মণ চরম দারিদ্র্যে কঠোর হয়ে গেছে, আর যার হাতে সামান্য অন্ন এলেই তার ক্ষুধার্ত সন্তানরা সঙ্গে সঙ্গে “আমাকে দাও, আমাকে দাও” বলে ভিক্ষা চায়—সেই ব্রাহ্মণ ও সেই সন্তানদেরকে দান করলে মহৎ ফল লাভ হয়।
Word by Word
अकल्ककस्यof the guileless/spotless (one)
अकल्ककस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअकल्कक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विप्रस्यof the brahmin
विप्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
रौक्ष्यात्from/owing to poverty (destitution)
रौक्ष्यात्:
Hetu
TypeNoun
Rootरौक्ष्य
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
करकृतात्मनःwhose self is made by (his) hands; one who lives by manual work
करकृतात्मनः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootकरकृतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वटवःboys/children (students)
वटवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवटु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भिक्षन्तिbeg (for alms)
भिक्षन्ति:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootभिक्ष्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
दत्तम्given (gift/charity)
दत्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
महाफलम्great-fruited; yielding great result
महाफलम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाफल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaA
a guileless poor brāhmaṇa (vipra)C
children/boys (vaṭavaḥ)F
food/alms (implied)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes