Shloka 6

Devanagari script

विशेषतस्तु कपिला देया तु जयपाठके । कांस्यदोहा रौप्यखुरा स्वर्णशृज्जी सभूषणा । पाण्डूनां परितोषार्थ दद्यादन्नं द्विजातये,महाभारतके वाचकको विशेषत: एक कपिला गौ देनी चाहिये। उसके साथ काँसेका एक दुग्धपात्र होना चाहिये। गायके खुरोंमें चाँदी और सींगोंमें सोना मढ़ा दे। उसे अन्य आभूषणोंसे भी विभूषित करे। पाण्डवोंके संतोषके लिये ब्राह्मणोंको अन्नदान करे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

viśeṣatas tu kapilā deyā tu jayapāṭhake |

kāṃsyadohā raupyakhurā svarṇaśṛṅgī sabhūṣaṇā |

pāṇḍūnāṃ paritoṣārthaṃ dadyād annaṃ dvijātaye ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: In particular, a tawny kapilā cow should be given to the reciter of the Jaya. She should be accompanied by a bronze milking vessel; her hooves should be plated with silver and her horns with gold, and she should be adorned with other ornaments as well. For the satisfaction of the Pāṇḍavas, one should also give food in charity to the twice-born (Brāhmaṇa) recipients.

Word by Word

विशेषतःespecially

तुbut/indeed

कपिलाa tawny (cow)

देयाis to be given

तुindeed

जयपाठकेto the reciter of the Jaya (Mahabharata)

कांस्यदोहाa bronze milking-vessel

रौप्यखुराhaving silver hooves

स्वर्णशृङ्गीhaving golden horns

सभूषणाadorned with ornaments

पाण्डूनाम्of the Pandavas (sons of Pandu)

परितोषार्थम्for the sake of satisfaction

दद्यात्should give

अन्नम्food

द्विजातयेto a twice-born (brahmin etc.)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jaya (Mahābhārata)

Jayapāṭhaka (reciter of Jaya)

Pāṇḍavas

Kapilā cow

Bronze milking vessel (kāṃsya-dohā)

Silver (raupya)

Gold (svarṇa)

Dvijāti (twice-born/Brahmins)

Food offering (anna-dāna)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes