Shloka 31
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
Devanagari script
यज्ञं दीक्षां तथा होमान् यच्चान्यन्मृगयामहे । न्यायेनोपार्जिताहारा: स्वकर्माभिरता वयम्
Translation
Ici, nous avons obtenu le yajña, la dīkṣā, les homa et tout ce que nous avions coutume de rechercher. Notre nourriture n’est que celle acquise selon la justice, et nous demeurons sans cesse appliqués à nos propres devoirs et actes.
Word by Word
यज्ञम्sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दीक्षाम्consecration/initiation (for a rite)
दीक्षाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदीक्षा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तथाand; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
होमान्oblations (fire-offerings)
होमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहोम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्यत्other (thing)
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मृगयामहेwe seek; we hunt for
मृगयामहे:
TypeVerb
Rootमृगय्
FormPresent, Indicative, First, Plural, Atmanepada
न्यायेनby justice; lawfully
न्यायेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootन्याय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
उपार्जितearned; acquired
उपार्जित:
TypeAdjective
Rootउप-आर्ज्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Plural
आहाराःfoods; sustenance
आहाराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्वकर्माभिरताःengaged in one’s own duties
स्वकर्माभिरताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वकर्म-अभिरत
Formक्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes