Shloka 12

श्रीशक्रसंवादः — The Dialogue of Śrī

Lakṣmī) and Śakra (Indra

Devanagari script

न भक्षयेत्‌ तथा मांसममांसाशी भवत्यपि | दाननित्य: पवित्रश्न अस्वप्रश्न दिवाउस्वपन्‌

Transliteration

na bhakṣayet tathā māṁsam amāṁsāśī bhavaty api | dānanityaḥ pavitraśnī asvapraśnī divā na svapan tathā ||

Translation

Bhishma sprach: „Man soll kein Fleisch essen; schon dadurch allein wird einer zum Nichtfleischesser. Wer täglich Almosen gibt, gilt als rein. Wer am Tage nicht schläft, wird als stets wach verstanden.“

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भक्षयेत्: should eat
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष्
• Form: Vidhi-ling, optative, 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus / in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मांसम्: meat
• मांसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अमांसाशी: one who does not eat meat
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-मांस-आशिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भवति: becomes / is
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Lat, present indicative, 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दाननित्यः: always engaged in giving (charity-constant)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान-नित्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पवित्रश्नः: one who eats what is pure
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र-अश्न
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अस्वप्रश्नः: one who does not sleep (lit. does not 'eat' sleep)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-स्वप्न-अश्न
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• दिवा: by day / in daytime
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• स्वपन्: sleeping
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप्
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma