Shloka 73
Devanagari script
यक्ष उवाच धन्यानामुत्तमं किंस्विद् धनानां स्यात् किमुत्तमम् | लाभानामुत्तमं कि स्यात् सुखानां स्यात् किमुत्तमम्,यक्षने पूछा--धन्यवादके योग्य पुरुषोंमें उत्तम गुण क्या है? धनोंमें उत्तम धन क्या है? लाभोंमें प्रधान लाभ क्या है? और सुखोंमें उत्तम सुख क्या है?
Translation
যক্ষ বলল—ধন্য (প্রশংসনীয়) পুরুষদের মধ্যে শ্রেষ্ঠ কী? ধনসমূহের মধ্যে শ্রেষ্ঠ ধন কোনটি? লাভগুলির মধ্যে প্রধান লাভ কী? আর সুখগুলির মধ্যে শ্রেষ্ঠ সুখ কী?
Word by Word
यक्षःthe Yaksha
यक्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular
धन्यानाम्of the blessed/fortunate (persons)
धन्यानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootधन्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
उत्तमम्the best
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्वित्indeed/possibly (interrogative particle)
स्वित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
धनानाम्of riches/wealths
धनानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
स्यात्would be / may be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्best
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
लाभानाम्of gains
लाभानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootलाभ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
उत्तमम्the best
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्यात्would be / may be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular
सुखानाम्of pleasures/happinesses
सुखानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
स्यात्would be / may be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्best
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
यक्ष उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes