Shloka 135

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

यत्प्रदानान्नरः स्वर्गं प्राप्नोति सुरपूजितः । उत्तमो दशभिर्भारैर्मध्यमः पंचभिर्मतः

Transliteration

yatpradānānnaraḥ svargaṃ prāpnoti surapūjitaḥ | uttamo daśabhirbhārairmadhyamaḥ paṃcabhirmataḥ

Translation

એ દાન આપવાથી મનુષ્ય સ્વર્ગને પામે છે અને દેવતાઓ દ્વારા પૂજિત થાય છે. ઉત્તમ દાન દસ ભારનું માનવામાં આવે છે અને મધ્યમ દાન પાંચ ભારનું કહેવાય છે.

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (that/which)

• pradānāt: from (the act of) giving
• pradānāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradāna (प्रातिपदिक; प्र+दा धातोः भाव/कर्मणि नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svargam: heaven
• svargam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु; प्र+आप्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sura: gods
• sura: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (gods)

• pūjitaḥ: worshipped/honoured
• pūjitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ta (कृत्, क्त) → pūjita (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• uttamaḥ: the best (grade)
• uttamaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (best)

• daśabhiḥ: with ten
• daśabhiḥ: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• bhāraiḥ: loads/burdens (as measure)
• bhāraiḥ: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• madhyamaḥ: the middle (grade)
• madhyamaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (middling)

• paṃcabhiḥ: with five
• paṃcabhiḥ: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• mataḥ: is considered
• mataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: man (धातु) + ta (कृत्, क्त) → mata (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (is considered)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; immediate speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: yat+pradānāt→yatpradānāt; daśabhiḥ+bhāraiḥ→daśabhirbhāraiḥ (visarga→r before voiced); madhyamaḥ+paṃcabhiḥ→madhyamaḥ paṃcabhiḥ (no obligatory sandhi); paṃcabhiḥ+mataḥ→paṃcabhirmataḥ (visarga→r).

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It teaches that a specific act of donation leads to heavenly attainment and divine honor, and it classifies the donation by graded quantities (best vs. middling).

What is meant by “bhāra” here?

“Bhāra” is used as a traditional unit of weight/measure; the verse uses it to indicate the recommended quantity for higher or middling grades of the gift.

Does this verse promote an ethical principle beyond ritual giving?

Yes—by linking giving with spiritual reward and honor, it reinforces generosity as a virtue that produces merit (puṇya) and elevates one’s posthumous destiny.