Shloka 21

अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच शक्त्यान्नदानं सततं तितिक्षार्जवमार्दवम्‌ यथार्हप्रतिपूजा च शस्त्रमेतदनायसम्‌,नारदजीने कहा--श्रीकृष्णप! अपनी शक्तिके अनुसार सदा अन्नदान करना, सहनशीलता, सरलता, कोमलता तथा यथायोग्य पूजन (आदर-सत्कार) करना--यही बिना लोहेका बना हुआ शस्त्र है

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | śaktyānnadānaṃ satataṃ titikṣārjavamārdravam | yathārha-pratipūjā ca śastram etad anāyasam ||

Translation

Narada said: “To give food continually according to one’s capacity; to practice forbearance, straightforwardness, and gentleness; and to offer fitting honor and hospitality to those who deserve it—this is a weapon that is forged without iron.”

Word by Word

नारदःNarada

उवाचsaid

शक्त्याby (one's) ability

अन्नदानम्giving of food

सततम्always, continually

तितिक्षाforbearance

आर्जवम्straightforwardness, honesty

मार्दवम्gentleness, softness

यथाas, according to

अर्हwhat is fitting/deserved

प्रतिपूजाdue honoring, respectful reception

चand

शस्त्रम्weapon

एतत्this

अनायसम्effortless; (also) not made of iron

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes