Shloka 21

Devanagari script

प्रवृणीष्वापरं सौम्य वरमिष्टं ददानि ते । न तृप्यामि नरश्रेष्ठ प्रयच्छन्‌ वै वरांस्तथा

Transliteration

pravṛṇīṣvāparaṃ saumya varam iṣṭaṃ dadāni te | na tṛpyāmi naraśreṣṭha prayacchan vai varāṃs tathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô toi au cœur doux, choisis encore une faveur selon ton désir ; je te l’accorderai. Ô le meilleur des hommes, même en accordant ainsi des dons, je ne me sens pas rassasié.»

Word by Word

• प्रवृणीष्व: choose (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृ (वृञ् वरणे)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम, एकवचन

• अपरम्: another
• अपरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इष्टम्: desired
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (इष् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददानि: I give / will give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दान)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तम, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तृप्यामि: I am satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (तृप्तौ)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपदम्, उत्तम, एकवचन

• नरश्रेष्ठ: O best of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरश्रेष्ठ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• प्रयच्छन्: giving (while giving)
• प्रयच्छन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (यच्छति)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तथा: thus / in that way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of generosity: a giver who delights in giving and remains unsated by beneficence. It frames boon-giving not as a transaction but as an overflowing commitment to благow and honor the worthy.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker (Vaiśampāyana, in the epic’s framing narration) reports a moment where a benefactor urges the recipient to ask for an additional desired boon, declaring that even after granting boons, he still does not feel satisfied—emphasizing eagerness to bestow further favor.