Shloka 12

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

करतोयां कुरड्ले च त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नर: । अश्वमेधमवाप्रोति विगाहा[ प्रयत: शुचि:

Transliteration

karatoyāyāṃ kuraṅge ca trirātropoṣito naraḥ | aśvamedham avāpnoti vigāhya prayataḥ śuciḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Ajadriya: El hombre que, con dominio de sí y pureza, se baña en el río Karatoyā dentro de la región de Kuraṅga y luego guarda ayuno durante tres noches, alcanza un mérito igual al del sacrificio Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• करतोयाम्: in (the river) Karatoyā
• करतोयाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: करतोया
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• कुरड्ले: in Kuradla (a place/region)
• कुरड्ले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरड्ल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• त्रिरात्र-उपोषितः: having fasted for three nights
• त्रिरात्र-उपोषितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिरात्र + उपोषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्वमेधम्: the Aśvamedha (sacrifice/its fruit)
• अश्वमेधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नोति: attains/obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (अव + आप्)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya
• Karatoyā river
• Kuraṅga region
• Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)