Shloka 36

Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share

Devanagari script

पुष्पोपगं वाथ फलोपगं वा यः पादपं स्पर्शयते द्विजाय । सश्रीकमृद्ध॑ बहुरत्नपूर्ण लभत्ययत्नोपगतं गृहं वै

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Wer einem Brāhmaṇa einen Baum schenkt, der voller Blüten oder voller Früchte ist, erlangt ohne Mühe ein Haus, reich und glückverheißend, angefüllt mit vielerlei Edelsteinen.

Word by Word

• पुष्पोपगम्: having flowers / flower-laden
• पुष्पोपगम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पोपग (पुष्प + उपग)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अथ: or else / and then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• फलोपगम्: having fruits / fruit-laden
• फलोपगम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फलोपग (फल + उपग)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पादपम्: tree
• पादपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्पर्शयते: touches
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• द्विजाय: to a brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीकम्: prosperous / endowed with fortune
• श्रीकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ऋद्धम्: rich / increased
• ऋद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बहुरत्नपूर्णम्: filled with many jewels
• बहुरत्नपूर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुरत्नपूर्ण (बहु + रत्न + पूर्ण)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लभति: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अयत्नोपगतम्: come without effort / effortlessly obtained
• अयत्नोपगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयत्नोपगत (अयत्न + उपगत)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गृहम्: house/home
• गृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

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