Shloka 24
Devanagari script
आजगाम महाबुद्धिरुत्तड़कश्नैनमब्रवीत् । न युक्त तादृशं दातुं त्वया पुरुषसत्तम
Transliteration
ājagāma mahābuddhir uttaḍakaś cainam abravīt | na yuktaṃ tādṛśaṃ dātuṃ tvayā puruṣasattama ||
Translation
Entonces Uttadaka, hombre de gran inteligencia, se acercó y le dijo: «Oh el mejor de los hombres, no es propio de ti dar un don semejante».
Word by Word
आजगामcame, arrived
आजगाम:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ√गम्
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect (narrative past), 3, singular
महाबुद्धिःthe great-minded (one)
महाबुद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबुद्धि
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
उत्तङ्कःUttaṅka
उत्तङ्कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तङ्क
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू
Formलङ् (परस्मैपद), imperfect (past), 3, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
युक्तम्proper, fitting
युक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
Formneuter, nominative, singular
तादृशम्such (a thing)
तादृशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतादृश
Formneuter, accusative, singular
दातुम्to give
दातुम्:
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दान)
Formtumun (infinitive)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formmasculine/feminine (common), instrumental, singular
पुरुषसत्तमO best of men
पुरुषसत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषसत्तम
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
उत्तडुक उवाच
Characters & Entities
U
UttadakaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even acts that appear generous must be governed by propriety (yukta) and dharma; a gift is not automatically virtuous if it is unsuitable, excessive, harmful, or violates rightful conduct.
Uttadaka arrives and directly admonishes a respected man (addressed as ‘puruṣasattama’), warning him that giving a particular kind of gift in the present situation is not appropriate.