Shloka 54

Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

दशगोसहस््रदो हि शक्रेण सह मोदते । अक्षयॉल्लभते लोकान्‌ नर: शतसहस्रश:

Transliteration

daśagosahasrado hi śakreṇa saha modate | akṣayāl labhate lokān naraḥ śatasahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

যে ব্যক্তি দশ সহস্র গাভী দান করে, সে শক্র (ইন্দ্র)-এর সান্নিধ্যে আনন্দ ভোগ করে। সে পুরুষ অক্ষয় লোক লাভ করে—শতসহস্র প্রকারে।

Word by Word

• दशगो-सहस्रदः: giver of ten thousand cows
• दशगो-सहस्रदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशगो-सहस्रद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• शक्रेण: with/along with Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• मोदते: rejoices
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• अक्षयात्: from the imperishable (source)/as imperishable
• अक्षयात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• लभते: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

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

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत-सहस्रशः: by hundreds of thousands; in hundred-thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शत-सहस्रशस्

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śakra (Indra)
• cows (go)