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Shloka 28

Agastya–Lopāmudrā: Marriage, Austerity, and Conditions for Conjugal Union (लोमशकथितम्)

सिकता वा यथा लोके यथा वा दिवि तारका: । यथा वा वर्षतो धारा असंख्येया: सम केनचित्‌ । तथा गणयितुं शक्‍्या गययज्ञे न दक्षिणा:,'जैसे लोकमें बालूके कण, आकाशके तारे और बरसते हुए बादलोंकी जलधाराएँ किसीके द्वारा भी गिनी नहीं जा सकतीं, उसी प्रकार गयके यज्ञमें दी हुई दक्षिणाओंकी भी कोई गणना नहीं कर सकता था

sikatā vā yathā loke yathā vā divi tārakāḥ | yathā vā varṣato dhārā asaṅkhyeyāḥ sama kenacit | tathā gaṇayituṃ śakyā gayayajñe na dakṣiṇāḥ ||

Śamaṭha said: “Just as no one can count the grains of sand in the world, or the stars in the sky, or the streams of water pouring down in the rain, so too the priestly gifts (dakṣiṇās) given in the sacrifice at Gayā could not be reckoned.”

sikatāḥsands (grains of sand)
sikatāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootsikatā
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
or
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
yathājust as
yathā:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā
lokein the world
loke:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootloka
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
yathājust as
yathā:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā
or
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
diviin heaven / in the sky
divi:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootdiv
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
tārakāḥstars
tārakāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Roottārakā
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
yathājust as
yathā:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā
or
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
varṣataḥfrom (the) raining (cloud)
varṣataḥ:
Apadana
TypeKridanta
Rootvarṣat
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
dhārāḥstreams (of water)
dhārāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootdhārā
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
asaṅkhyeyāḥinnumerable
asaṅkhyeyāḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootasaṅkhyeya
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
samaequally / in the same way
sama:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsama
kenacitby anyone
kenacit:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootkim
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
tathāso / in that way
tathā:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā
gaṇayitumto count
gaṇayitum:
TypeKridanta
Rootgaṇ (gaṇayati)
Formtumun (infinitive)
śakyāḥpossible (to be done)
śakyāḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootśakya
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
gaya-yajñein the Gaya-sacrifice
gaya-yajñe:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootgaya-yajña
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
dakṣiṇāḥritual gifts / fees (to priests)
dakṣiṇāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootdakṣiṇā
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural

शमठ उवाच

शमठ (Śamaṭha)
गया (Gayā)
यज्ञ (sacrifice)
दक्षिणा (priestly gifts)