Shloka 66
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
Devanagari script
न सुतैर्न च वित्तेन कर्मणा न च तत्फलम् | प्राप्तुयात् पुरुषो&त्यन्तं गड्जां प्राप्प यदाप्रुयात्,मनुष्य गंगास्नान करके जिस अक्षय फलको प्राप्त करता है उसे पुत्रोंसे, धनसे तथा किसी कर्मसे भी नहीं पा सकता
Transliteration
na sutair na ca vittena karmaṇā na ca tatphalam | prāptuyāt puruṣo ’tyantaṃ gaṅgāṃ prāpya yad āpnuyāt ||
Translation
The Siddha said: A man cannot obtain—by sons, by wealth, or by any ritual act and its reward—that supreme, imperishable fruit which he gains upon reaching the Gaṅgā and bathing there.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सुतैःby sons
सुतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
नnor
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वित्तेनby wealth
वित्तेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवित्त
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मणाby action/rite
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
नnor
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तुयात्could obtain
प्राप्तुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + आप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुरुषःa man/person
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अत्यन्तम्utterly/at all
अत्यन्तम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्यन्त
Speaker
सिद्ध उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SiddhaG
Gaṅgā (Ganges River)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes