Shloka 15

Gavāṃ Māhātmya — Go-dāna, Yajña-ādhāra, and Goloka

Brahmā–Indra–Surabhi Itihāsa

Devanagari script

वातरेणुसवर्णा तु सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम्‌ | प्रदाय वस्त्रसंवीतां वायुलोके महीयते,जो हवासे उड़ी हुई धूलके समान रंगवाली गौको वस्त्र ओढ़ाकर बछड़े और कांस्यके दुग्धपात्रसहित दान करता है, उसकी वायुलोकमें पूजा होती है

Transliteration

vātareṇusavarṇā tu savatsāṃ kāṃsyadohanām | pradāya vastrasaṃvītāṃ vāyuloke mahīyate ||

Translation

Vasiṣṭha said: Whoever donates a cow whose color is like dust blown by the wind, together with her calf, along with a bronze milking vessel, and presents her draped in cloth, is honored in the world of Vāyu.

Word by Word

• वातरेणुसवर्णाः: having the color of wind-blown dust
• वातरेणुसवर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातरेणुसवर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सवत्साम्: together with a calf
• सवत्साम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सवत्स
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कांस्यदोहनाम्: having a bronze milking-vessel (bronze milk-pail)
• कांस्यदोहनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांस्यदोहन
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रदाय: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• वस्त्रसंवीताम्: covered/wrapped with cloth
• वस्त्रसंवीताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस्त्रसंवीत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वायुलोके: in the world of Vāyu (Wind-god)
• वायुलोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुलोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महीयते: is honored/is worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada (passive sense), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)
• वायुलोक (Vāyuloka)
• गौ (cow)
• वत्स (calf)
• कांस्यदोहना (bronze milking vessel)
• वस्त्र (cloth)