Shloka 56
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
Devanagari script
पुत्र उवाच सक्तूनिमान् प्रगृह्य त्वं देहि विप्राय सत्तम । इत्येव सुकृतं मन्ये तस्मादेतत् करोम्यहम्
Translation
তখন পুত্র বলল—“হে সৎপুরুষশ্রেষ্ঠ পিতা, আমার ভাগের এই সক্তু নিয়ে ব্রাহ্মণকে দান করুন। আমি এটিকেই সুকৃত মনে করি; তাই এ কথা বলছি।”
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पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सक्तून्parched grain/flour (sattu)
सक्तून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसक्तु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
इमान्these
इमान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रगृह्यhaving taken/holding
प्रगृह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (sense)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular, Second
देहिgive
देहि:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
विप्रायto a brahmin
विप्राय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
सत्तमO best of the good
सत्तम:
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सुकृतम्merit/good deed
सुकृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुकृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मन्येI think/consider
मन्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada
तस्मात्therefore/from that reason
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
करोमिI do
करोमि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (अस्मद्)
FormNominative, Singular, First
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
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