Shloka 14

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action

Devanagari script

तद्‌ वित्तं देवदेवेशं तस्यैवानुचरांश्ष तान्‌

Transliteration

tad vittaṃ devadeveśaṃ tasyaivānucarāṃś ca tān

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Jener Reichtum und jene Diener, die allein ihm gehörten, wurden damals dem Herrn der Götter dargebracht/zugewiesen—ein Zeichen dafür, dass Besitz und Dienst letztlich der höchsten göttlichen Autorität untergeordnet sind.“

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वित्तम्: wealth, property
• वित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• देवदेवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवदेवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अनुचरान्: attendants, followers
• अनुचरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devadeveśa (Lord of gods)
• wealth (vitta)
• attendants/retainers (anucarāḥ)