Shloka 39

Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative

Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

वालखिल्या ऊचु: एकपादेन वृत्त्यर्थ ग्रामद्वारे स तिष्ठतु धर्मज्ञस्त्यक्तधर्मास्तु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्‌,बालखिल्य बोले--जो आपका कमल ले गया हो, वह अपनी जीविकाके लिये गाँवके दरवाजेपर एक पैरसे खड़ा रहे और धर्मको जानते हुए भी उसका परित्याग करे

Transliteration

vālakhilyā ūcuḥ | ekapādena vṛtty-arthaṃ grāma-dvāre sa tiṣṭhatu dharmajñas tyakta-dharmāstu yas te harati puṣkaram |

Translation

The Vālakhilya sages said: “Let the one who has taken away your lotus stand at the village gate on one foot to earn his livelihood; though he knows what dharma is, let him be one who has abandoned dharma.”

Word by Word

• वालखिल्याः: the Vālakhilya sages
• वालखिल्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालखिल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural

• एकपादेन: with one foot (on one leg)
• एकपादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकपाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वृत्त्यर्थम्: for livelihood
• वृत्त्यर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ग्रामद्वारे: at the village gate
• ग्रामद्वारे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम-द्वार
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तिष्ठतु: let him stand
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular

• धर्मज्ञः: knowing dharma
• धर्मज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्यक्तधर्मः: having abandoned dharma
• त्यक्तधर्मः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्तधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• हरति: steals/takes away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular

• पुष्करम्: lotus (your lotus)
• पुष्करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

गालव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vālakhilya sages
• village gate (grāma-dvāra)
• lotus (puṣkara)