Shloka 23

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ कुबेरो भगवांश्षतुर्थ भागमश्चुते ततः कलांशं वित्तस्य मनुष्येभ्य: प्रयच्छति,भगवान्‌ कुबेर उन्हींसे धनका चतुर्थ भाग प्राप्त करके उसका उपभोग करते हैं और उस धनका सोलहवाँ भाग मनुष्योंको देते हैं

Transliteration

tasmāt kuberaḥ bhagavāṁś caturtha-bhāgam acyute tataḥ kalāṁśaṁ vittasya manuṣyebhyaḥ prayacchati |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Therefore the venerable Kubera, having received a fourth share from Acyuta, enjoys it; and from that wealth he grants a fractional portion to human beings.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, ablative, singular

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• चतुर्थम्: a fourth (part)
• चतुर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ
• Form: masculine/neuter, accusative, singular

• भागम्: share/portion
• भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अच्युते: from Acyuta (Krishna)
• अच्युते: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular

• ततः: then/from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• कलांशम्: a small portion (fractional share)
• कलांशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलांश
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• वित्तस्य: of wealth
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• मनुष्येभ्यः: to humans/men
• मनुष्येभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: masculine, dative, plural

• प्रयच्छति: gives/bestows
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम्
• Form: present, third, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kubera
• Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa/Vişṇu)
• humans (manuṣyāḥ)
• wealth (vitta)