Shloka 36

Devanagari script

दत्तं भुक्तमधीतं च प्राप्तमैश्वर्यमीप्सितम्‌

Transliteration

dattaṁ bhuktam adhītaṁ ca prāptam aiśvaryam īpsitam

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Was als Gabe gespendet wurde, was genossen wurde, was erlernt wurde und die ersehnte Herrschaft, die man erlangt hat—das sind die Gewinne, die wahrhaft als der vollbrachte Anteil eines Menschen bestehen.“

Word by Word

• दत्तम्: given (gifted)
• दत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भुक्तम्: eaten/consumed, enjoyed
• भुक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) → भुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अधीतम्: studied/learnt
• अधीतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु) → अधीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्राप्तम्: obtained/attained
• प्राप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, lordship, power, prosperity
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ईप्सितम्: desired, wished-for
• ईप्सितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त; desiderative sense from आप्/इष् tradition: ‘desired’)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• aiśvarya (sovereignty/power)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse lists life’s meaningful acquisitions—charity given, rightful enjoyment, learning attained, and desired sovereignty achieved—implying that value lies in what is actually realized through action and discipline, not merely possessed or hoarded.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Sañjaya’s report within the Drona Parva, this line functions as a reflective enumeration of accomplishments, framing the ethical and practical measures of success amid the larger wartime account.