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Shloka 18

Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)

जब मनुष्य प्रेतलोकको जाता है, उस समय सूर्यदेव वे सारी वस्तुएँ उसे अर्पित कर देते हैं और पुण्यात्मा पुरुष परलोकमें उन वस्तुओंका उपभोग करता है ।। किंचिद्‌ धर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि चित्रगुप्तमतं शुभम्‌ । पानीयं चैव दीपं च दातव्यं सततं तथा,अब मैं चित्रगुप्तके मतके अनुसार कुछ कल्याण-कारी धर्मका वर्णन करता हूँ। मनुष्यको जलदान और दीपदान सदा ही करने चाहिये

yama uvāca | yadā manuṣyaḥ pretalokaṃ gacchati tadā sūryadevaḥ sarvāṇi vastūni tasmai arpayati, puṇyātmā ca puruṣaḥ paraloke tāni vastūni upabhuṅkte || kiñcid dharmaṃ pravakṣyāmi citraguptamataṃ śubham | pānīyaṃ caiva dīpaṃ ca dātavyaṃ satataṃ tathā ||

Yama said: “When a person goes to the realm of the departed, the Sun-god presents to him all those offerings, and the righteous soul enjoys them in the other world. Now I shall declare a portion of auspicious dharma, in accordance with the view of Chitragupta: one should always give gifts of drinking water, and likewise gifts of a lamp (light).”

किंचित्a little, somewhat
किंचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिंचित्
Formavyaya
धर्मम्dharma, duty, religious practice
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall declare / explain
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formsimple future (luṭ), parasmaipada, 1st person, singular
चित्रगुप्तof Chitragupta
चित्रगुप्त:
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रगुप्त
Formmasculine, genitive, singular (as first member in compound)
मतम्opinion, doctrine
मतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमत
Formneuter, accusative, singular
शुभम्auspicious, beneficial
शुभम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
Formneuter, accusative, singular
पानीयम्water (for drinking), water-offering
पानीयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपानीय
Formneuter, accusative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formavyaya
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
Formavyaya
दीपम्lamp, light
दीपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदीप
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formavyaya
दातव्यम्should be given, is to be given
दातव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formgerundive (tavya), neuter nominative/accusative singular; impersonal obligation
सततम्always, continually
सततम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
Formavyaya (adverbial use)
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Formavyaya

यम उवाच

Y
Yama
S
Suryadeva (Sun-god)
C
Chitragupta
P
Pretaloka
P
Paraloka
W
water (pānīya)
L
lamp/light (dīpa)