Shloka 22

Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna

Chapter 79

Devanagari script

कृतज्ञानां वदान्यानां गुरुशुश्रूषिणामपि । सहस्रदक्षिणानां च या गतिस्तामवाप्रुहि

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | kṛtajñānāṁ vadānyānāṁ guruśuśrūṣiṇām api | sahasradakṣiṇānāṁ ca yā gatis tām avāpruhi ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Tell me what final state is attained by those who are grateful and mindful of benefits received, who are generous, who faithfully serve their teachers, and who bestow gifts in the thousands as sacrificial fees. Declare to me that destiny.”

Word by Word

• कृतज्ञानाम्: of the grateful
• कृतज्ञानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वदान्यानाम्: of the generous
• वदान्यानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वदान्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• गुरुशुश्रूषिणाम्: of those who serve the teacher
• गुरुशुश्रूषिणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरुशुश्रूषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सहस्रदक्षिणानाम्: of those (sacrifices/acts) with a thousand fees (dakṣiṇās)
• सहस्रदक्षिणानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रदक्षिण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• या: which (that)
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: goal/destination
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नुहि: attain (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवाप्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• guru (teacher)