Shloka 6
द्रोणपर्व अध्याय ६७ — अर्जुनस्य प्रवेशः, श्रुतायुध-वधः, सुदक्षिण-वधः
Arjuna’s advance; deaths of Śrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa
Devanagari script
अल्पं दत्तं मयाद्येति निष्ककोटिं सहस्रश: । एकाह्वा दास्यति पुन: को<न्यस्तत् सम्प्रदास्यति,राजा रन्तिदेव एक दिनमें सहस्रों कोटि निष्क दान करके भी यह खेद प्रकट किया करते थे कि आज मैंने बहुत कम दान किया; ऐसा सोचकर वे पुनः दान देते थे। भला दूसरा कौन इतना दान दे सकता है?
Translation
Bien qu’en un seul jour le roi Rantideva eût donné des milliers de koṭis de niṣkas, il exprimait pourtant ce regret : « Aujourd’hui, j’ai donné trop peu. » Et, pensant ainsi, il donnait encore. Qui d’autre pourrait donner autant ?
Word by Word
अल्पम्little, small (amount)
अल्पम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअल्प
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दत्तम्given
दत्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
निष्क-कोटिम्a crore of niṣkas (gold coins)
निष्क-कोटिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिष्क-कोटि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सहस्रशःby thousands; thousands of times
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
एकाह्वाRantideva (the one named ‘Eka-ahvā’/‘having one appellation’ as a proper name in this reading)
एकाह्वा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootएकाह्वा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
दास्यतिwill give
दास्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormLuṭ (simple future), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यःother
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that (so much/that kind of gift)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सम्प्रदास्यतिwill bestow/give fully
सम्प्रदास्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+प्र+दा
FormLuṭ (simple future), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रन्तिदेवःRantideva
रन्तिदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरन्तिदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एकone
एक:
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
Form—, —, —
दिनम्day
दिनम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिन
FormNeuter, Locative (intended sense: within one day), Singular
सहस्रोंthousands (Hindi)
सहस्रों:
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNon-Sanskrit (Hindi plural form) present in the supplied text
कोटिcrore
कोटि:
TypeNoun
Rootकोटि
FormFeminine, —, —
निष्कniṣka (gold coin/ornament)
निष्क:
TypeNoun
Rootनिष्क
FormMasculine, —, —
दानgift, donation
दान:
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, —, —
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
यहthis (Hindi)
यह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयह
FormNon-Sanskrit (Hindi) present in the supplied text
खेदregret (Hindi/Sanskrit)
खेद:
TypeNoun
Rootखेद
FormUsed as Hindi here; Sanskrit 'खेद' exists but the sentence is Hindi
प्रकटmanifest/express (Hindi)
प्रकट:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रकट
FormHindi usage in the supplied text
कियाdid (Hindi)
किया:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormNon-Sanskrit (Hindi perfective) present in the supplied text
करतेused to do (Hindi)
करते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormNon-Sanskrit (Hindi) present in the supplied text
थेwere (Hindi)
थे:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormNon-Sanskrit (Hindi past of 'to be') present in the supplied text
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes