Shloka 19
Adhyāya 9: Pratiśruta-Dāna
The Duty to Fulfill Promised Gifts
Devanagari script
एवमेव च मां नित्यं ब्राह्मणा: संदिशन्ति वै । प्रतिश्रुत्य भवेद् देयं नाशा कार्या द्विजोत्तमे,ब्राह्मगलोग भी मुझे सदा यही उपदेश दिया करते थे कि प्रतिज्ञा कर लेनेपर वह वस्तु ब्राह्यणको दे ही देनी चाहिये। किसी श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्ोणणी आशा भंग नहीं करनी चाहिये
Translation
And the Brahmins would always instruct me thus: “Once a promise has been made, what was promised must surely be given to the Brahmin. One must not shatter the hope of the foremost among the twice-born.”
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
नित्यम्always, constantly
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
संदिशन्तिinstruct, advise
संदिशन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-√दिश्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वैindeed (emphatic particle)
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
प्रतिश्रुत्यhaving promised
प्रतिश्रुत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-√श्रु
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active
भवेत्should be, ought to be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormOptative (Potential), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
देयम्to be given, should be given
देयम्:
TypeVerb
Root√दा
Formतव्यत् (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आशाhope, expectation
आशा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआशा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कार्याto be done (here: to be made/caused)
कार्या:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
Formतव्यत् (gerundive), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
द्विजोत्तमेin/with regard to the best of Brahmins
द्विजोत्तमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजोत्तम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes