Shloka 17
Bhūmi-dānasya Māhātmya
The Pre-eminence of Land-Gift
Devanagari script
तडागे यस्य गावस्तु पिबन्ति तृषिता जलम् | मृगपक्षिमनुष्याश्व सो5श्वमेधफलं लभेत्,जिसके तालाबमें प्यासी गौएँ पानी पीती हैं तथा मृग, पक्षी और मनुष्योंको भी जल सुलभ होता है, वह अश्वमेध यज्ञका फल पाता है
Transliteration
taḍāge yasya gāvas tu pibanti tṛṣitā jalam | mṛga-pakṣi-manuṣyāśva so ’śvamedha-phalaṁ labhet ||
Translation
Bhishma sprach: „Wer einen Teich besitzt, aus dem dürstende Kühe trinken, und in dem Wasser ebenso leicht für Wildtiere, Vögel, Menschen und Pferde verfügbar ist, der erlangt Verdienst gleich dem des Aśvamedha-Opfers. Die Lehre erhebt die mitfühlende Gabe von Wasser an alle Wesen zur höchsten Dharma, vergleichbar den erhabensten königlichen Riten.“
Word by Word
तडागेin a pond
तडागे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतडाग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
गावःcows
गावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तुindeed/and (emphatic)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पिबन्तिdrink
पिबन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तृषिताःthirsty
तृषिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतृषित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
जलम्water
जलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मृगdeer/wild animals
मृग:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पक्षिbirds
पक्षि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपक्षिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मनुष्यhumans
मनुष्य:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अश्वhorses
अश्व:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सःhe/that person
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अश्वमेधफलम्the fruit/result of the Aśvamedha
अश्वमेधफलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वमेध-फल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लभेत्would obtain/attains
लभेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaP
pond (taḍāga)C
cowsW
wild animals (mṛga)B
birds (pakṣi)H
humans (manuṣya)H
horses (aśva)A
Ashvamedha sacrifice (aśvamedha)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes