Shloka 21

Abhimanyu’s Assault on Bhīṣma’s Screen; Banner-Felling and Reinforcements (सौभद्र-भीष्म-समरः)

Devanagari script

यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थ फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुन: । दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्‌ दानं राजसं स्मृतम्‌,किंतु जो दान क्लेशपूर्वकः तथा प्रत्युपकारके प्रयोजनसेः अथवा फलको दृष्टिमें रखकर* फिर दिया जाता है, वह दान राजस कहा गया है

Transliteration

yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalam uddiśya vā punaḥ | dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṁ tad dānaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam ||

Translation

Pero el don que se da con esfuerzo o a regañadientes, ya sea con el propósito de obtener una devolución o con la mirada puesta en alguna recompensa, se recuerda como caridad rājasa.

Word by Word

यत्that (which)

तुbut/indeed

प्रत्युपकारार्थम्for the sake of return-favor (reciprocation)

फलम्fruit/result

उद्दिश्यhaving aimed at/with a view to

वाor

पुनःagain/further

दीयतेis given

चand

परिक्लिष्टम्with distress/reluctantly; painfully

तत्that

दानम्gift/charity

राजसम्rajasic (of rajas)

स्मृतम्is considered/remembered (as)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

dāna (charity/gift)

phala (reward/fruit)

pratyupakāra (reciprocation/return favor)

rajas (the guṇa of passion)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes