Shloka 20
Pātra-Lakṣaṇa and Niścita-Dharma
Marks of a Worthy Recipient and Stable Criteria of Dharma
Devanagari script
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें अष्टावक्र और उत्तरदिशाका संवादविषयक बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Transliteration
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargata-dāna-dharma-parvaṇi aṣṭāvakra-uttara-diśā-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ viṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Translation
Thus ends the twentieth chapter in the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva of the revered Mahābhārata, presenting the dialogue between Aṣṭāvakra and the Northern Direction (Uttaradiśā).
Word by Word
इतिthus; end-quote marker
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रकारेणin this manner; by this way
प्रकारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahabharata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अनुशासनपर्वणिin the Anushasana Parva
अनुशासनपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुशासनपर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अन्तर्गतincluded; contained (within)
अन्तर्गत:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्गत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दानधर्मपर्वणिin the Danadharma Parva (section on the duty of giving)
दानधर्मपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदानधर्मपर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अष्टावक्रAshtavakra (name of a sage)
अष्टावक्र:
TypeNoun
Rootअष्टावक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्तरदिशायाःof the northern direction
उत्तरदिशायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तरदिश्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
संवादविषयकconcerning the dialogue
संवादविषयक:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंवादविषयक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विंशतितमःtwentieth
विंशतितमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविंशतितम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पूर्णःcompleted; finished
पूर्णः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभूत्was; became
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular
Speaker
अष्टावक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
अ
अष्टावक्रउ
उत्तरदिशाम
महाभारतअ
अनुशासनपर्वद
दानधर्मपर्वVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes