Shloka 10

Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)

Devanagari script

च्यवन उवाच शृणु सर्वमशेषेण यदिदं येन हेतुना । न हि शक्‍्यमनाख्यातुमेवं पृष्टेन पार्थिव,च्यवनने कहा--भूपाल! जिस कारणसे मैंने यह सब कार्य किया था, वह सारा वृत्तान्त तुम पूर्णरूपसे सुनो। तुम्हारे इस प्रकार पूछनेपर मैं इस रहस्यको बताये बिना नहीं रह सकता

Transliteration

Cyavana uvāca: śṛṇu sarvam aśeṣeṇa yad idaṁ yena hetunā | na hi śakyam anākhyātum evaṁ pṛṣṭena pārthiva ||

Translation

Cyavana said: “O king, listen in full to the entire account—what this is, and for what reason it was done. When you question me in this manner, it is not possible for me to withhold the explanation; I cannot leave this matter unspoken.”

Word by Word

च्यवनःChyavana (sage)

उवाचsaid

शृणुlisten

सर्वम्all

अशेषेणcompletely, without remainder

यत्which

इदम्this

येनby which, because of which

हेतुनाby the reason/cause

नnot

हिindeed, for

शक्यम्possible

अनाख्यातुम्to not tell, to leave untold

एवम्thus, in this manner

पृष्टेनwhen asked / by (your) asking

पार्थिवO king

Speaker

च्यवन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Cyavana

Pārthiva (the king addressed)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes