Shloka 47

Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu

Droṇa-parva 55

Devanagari script

तत्‌ सर्वममितं वित्तं दत्तं विप्रेभ्य इच्छया । सो<नुध्यातस्तु शक्रेण प्रजा: कृत्वा निरामया:

Transliteration

tat sarvam amitaṁ vittaṁ dattaṁ viprebhya icchayā | so 'nudhyātas tu śakreṇa prajāḥ kṛtvā nirāmayāḥ ||

Translation

“All that immeasurable wealth was willingly given away to the Brahmins. Thereafter, being remembered with favor by Śakra (Indra), he made his subjects free from disease—establishing their welfare as the fruit of generous, dharma-aligned giving.”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अमितम्: immeasurable, vast
• अमितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• इच्छया: by (his) wish, willingly
• इच्छया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अनुध्यातः: favoured, graciously thought of
• अनुध्यातः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ध्यै
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शक्रेण: by Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रजाः: subjects, people
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• निरामयाः: free from disease, healthy
• निरामयाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

(नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śakra (Indra)
• vipras (Brahmins)
• prajāḥ (subjects/people)