Shloka 20
Steya-doṣa-nirūpaṇa (On the Nature and Gravity of Theft) — within the Hayagrīva–Agastya Saṃvāda frame
Devanagari script
तथापि बहुभाग्यानां पुण्यानामपि पात्रिणे / दृष्टपूर्वं तु तद्वाक्यं न कदाचिद्वृथा भवेत्
Transliteration
tathāpi bahubhāgyānāṃ puṇyānāmapi pātriṇe / dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ tu tadvākyaṃ na kadācidvṛthā bhavet
Translation
Dennoch wird für den würdigen Empfänger, reich an Glück und Verdienst, jenes Wort, das sich zuvor schon bewährt hat, niemals vergeblich sein.
Word by Word
tathāthus, in that way
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)
apialso, even
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; particle (निपात) = ‘also/even’
bahu-bhāgyānāmof the very fortunate (people)
bahu-bhāgyānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootbahu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘many’ qualifying ‘fortunate’ (बहुभाग्य = बहूनि भाग्यानि यस्य)
puṇyānāmof merits, of virtuous deeds
puṇyānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
apieven
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; particle (निपात)
pātriṇeto the worthy recipient
pātriṇe:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
TypeNoun
Rootpātrin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन
dṛṣṭa-pūrvampreviously seen/known
dṛṣṭa-pūrvam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, √dṛś धातु) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘seen’ + ‘before’ = ‘previously seen/known’
tubut, indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; conjunction/particle (निपात) = ‘but/indeed’
tad-vākyamthat statement
tad-vākyam:
Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘its/that’ + ‘statement’
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; negation particle (निषेध)
kadācitever, at any time
kadācit:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkadācit (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; time-adverb (कालवाचक)
vṛthāin vain, fruitlessly
vṛthā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvṛthā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)
bhavetwould be, may become
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (भू धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद