Shloka 2

Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)

Devanagari script

तस्योज्छवृत्तेयद्‌ वृत्तं सक्तुदाने फलं महत्‌ । कथितं तु मम ब्रह्मांस्तथ्यमेतदसंशयम्‌,ब्रह्मन! उज्छवृत्ति धारण करनेवाले ब्राह्मणको न्यायतः प्राप्त हुए सत्तूका दान करनेसे जिस महान्‌ फलकी प्राप्ति हुई, उसका आपने मुझसे वर्णन किया। निस्संदेह यह सब ठीक है

Translation

“O Brahmin, you have described to me the great reward that was gained when a Brahmin, living by uccavṛtti, rightly gave in charity sattu (grain-flour) obtained by just means. This is true, without doubt.”

Word by Word

तस्यof that / his

उच्छवृत्तेin the (mode of life called) uच्छवृत्ति

यत्which / that (which)

वृत्तम्conduct / livelihood / practice

सक्तुदानेin the giving of parched flour (saktu)

फलम्fruit / result

महत्great

कथितम्told / narrated

तुindeed / but

ममto me / of me

ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin / O sage

तथ्यम्true

एतत्this

असंशयम्without doubt

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes