Shloka 10

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 188 — Draupadī-Vivāha Dharma-Vicāra

Debate on the Legitimacy of One Wife for Five

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणार्थ हि नो राज्यं जीवितं हि वसूनि च । पुत्रपौत्रं च यच्चान्यदस्माकं विद्यते धनम्‌,“क्योंकि हमारा राज्य, जीवन, रत्न, पुत्र-पौत्र तथा और भी जो धन-वैभव है, वह सब ब्राह्मणोंके लिये ही है। (ब्राह्मणोंक लिये हम इन सब चीजोंका त्याग कर सकते हैं)

Transliteration

brāhmaṇārtha hi no rājyaṃ jīvitaṃ hi vasūni ca | putrapautraṃ ca yaccānyad asmākaṃ vidyate dhanam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “For the sake of Brahmins, indeed, are our kingdom, our very life, and our treasures; for their sake are our sons and grandsons as well, and whatever other wealth we possess. All that we have is meant to serve the Brahmins—and for them we are prepared to relinquish it.”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणार्थम्: for the sake of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणार्थम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• नः: of us/our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• वसूनि: treasures/wealth
• वसूनि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• पुत्रपौत्रम्: sons and grandsons (progeny)
• पुत्रपौत्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + पौत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अन्यत्: other (anything else)
• अन्यत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (विद्+य, आत्मनेपद; present of √विद् in sense 'to exist' = √विद्/√विद्-यते)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇāḥ (Brahmins)
• rājya (kingdom)
• jīvita (life)
• vasūni (treasures)
• putra-pautra (sons and grandsons)
• dhanam (wealth)