Shloka 26

Uttanka’s Guru-Śuśrūṣā and the Commission to Retrieve the Maṇikuṇḍalas (उत्तङ्क-गुरुशुश्रूषा तथा मणिकुण्डल-आदेशः)

Devanagari script

यादृशेनेह रूपेण योग्यं दातुं धृतेन वै

Transliteration

yādṛśeneha rūpeṇa yogyaṃ dātuṃ dhṛtena vai

Translation

Uttaṅka dit : «Sous quelque forme qu’il convienne ici d’accomplir le don, qu’il soit réellement offert avec une résolution inébranlable.»

Word by Word

• यादृशेन: by/with what kind (of)
• यादृशेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• रूपेण: by/with (a) form; in appearance
• रूपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• योग्यम्: fit; proper; suitable (thing)
• योग्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दातुम्: to give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• धृतेन: by the held/maintained (means); by resolve/steadfastness
• धृतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed; surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

उत्तडुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttaṅka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That giving (dāna) should be done in a manner appropriate to the situation and recipient, and it should be carried out with firm resolve—without wavering, hesitation, or half-heartedness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka is speaking and emphasizing the proper mode of making a gift: whatever form of offering is suitable in the present context should be given decisively and with steadiness of purpose.