Shloka 166

Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna

Utility Gifts

Devanagari script

तेन त्वं ब्रह्म भूयत्वमवाप्स्यसि धनानि च । कोषका संग्रह करके यदि तुम उसके द्वारा राष्ट्रकी रक्षा करोगे तो तुम्हें दूसरे जन्मोंमें धन और ब्राह्मणत्वकी प्राप्ति होगी

Transliteration

tena tvaṃ brahma bhūyatvam avāpsyasi dhanāni ca |

Translation

Bhishma said: “By that course of conduct, you will attain the state of Brahminhood and also acquire wealth. If, by collecting and safeguarding the treasury, you protect the kingdom, then in future births you will gain prosperity and the status of a Brahmin.”

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्म: brahmanhood; the state of being a Brahmin
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भूयत्वम्: becoming; the state of being
• भूयत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूयत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् + आप्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धनानि: wealths; riches
• धनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma