Shloka 5

धन-यज्ञ-दानविवेकः

Wealth, Sacrifice, and Disciplined Giving

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ पार्थ महायज्जैर्यजस्व बहुदक्षिणै: । स्वाध्याययज्ञा ऋषयो ज्ञानयज्ञास्तथापरे,कुन्तीनन्दन! अतः तुम बहुत-सी दक्षिणावाले बड़े-बड़े यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करो। स्वाध्याययज्ञ और ज्ञानयज्ञ तो ऋषिलोग किया करते हैं

Transliteration

tasmāt pārtha mahāyajñair yajasva bahu-dakṣiṇaiḥ | svādhyāya-yajñā ṛṣayo jñāna-yajñās tathāpare, kuntīnandana ||

Translation

„Darum, o Pārtha, vollziehe große Opfer, versehen mit reichen Gaben (dakṣiṇā) für die Opferpriester. Die ṛṣi vollbringen das Opfer des heiligen Studiums (svādhyāya-yajña), und andere vollbringen das Opfer der Erkenntnis (jñāna-yajña), o Sohn der Kuntī.“

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore / from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Ablative singular (used adverbially: 'therefore/from that')

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine vocative singular

• महायज्ञैः: with great sacrifices
• महायज्ञैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायज्ञ
• Form: Masculine instrumental plural

• यजस्व: perform sacrifice / worship
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada

• बहुदक्षिणैः: having many fees/gifts (as dakṣiṇā)
• बहुदक्षिणैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुदक्षिण
• Form: Masculine instrumental plural (agreeing with महायज्ञैः)

• स्वाध्याययज्ञाः: those whose sacrifice is self-study
• स्वाध्याययज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाध्याययज्ञ
• Form: Masculine nominative plural

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine nominative plural

• ज्ञानयज्ञाः: those whose sacrifice is knowledge
• ज्ञानयज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानयज्ञ
• Form: Masculine nominative plural

• तथा: thus / likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: Avyaya

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine nominative plural (used substantively: 'others')

• कुन्तीनन्दन: O son of Kunti
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीनन्दन
• Form: Masculine vocative singular

Speaker

देवस्थान उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Kuntīnandana (Arjuna)
• Ṛṣis (seers/sages)
• Devastāna (speaker)