Shloka 52
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
Devanagari script
विद्यार्थी चाप्तुयाद् विद्यां सुखार्थी प्राप्तुयात् सुखम् । न किंचिद् दुर्लभं चैव गवां भक्तस्य भारत,विद्यार्थी विद्या पाता है और सुखार्थी सुख। भारत! गोभक्तके लिये यहाँ कुछ भी दुर्लभ नहीं है
Transliteration
vidyārthī cāptuyād vidyāṁ sukhārthī prāptuyāt sukham | na kiñcid durlabhaṁ caiva gavāṁ bhaktasya bhārata ||
Translation
Bhishma said: A seeker of learning obtains knowledge, and a seeker of happiness obtains happiness. O Bharata, for one devoted to the cow, nothing here is truly hard to attain.
Word by Word
विद्यार्थीa student
विद्यार्थी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्यार्थिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आप्नुयात्may obtain
आप्नुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootआप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विद्याम्knowledge
विद्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सुखार्थीone who seeks happiness
सुखार्थी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुखार्थिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राप्नुयात्may attain
प्राप्नुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुखम्happiness
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
किञ्चित्anything (at all)
किञ्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिञ्चित्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दुर्लभम्hard to obtain
दुर्लभम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्लभ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
भक्तस्यof the devotee
भक्तस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaB
Bharata (Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)C
cows (go)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes