Shloka 41
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
Devanagari script
यावदक्षिनिमेषाणि ज्वलन्ते तावती: समा: । रूपवान् बलवांश्वापि नरो भवति दीपद:
Translation
जितने क्षण—आँखों के निमेष भर—दीपक जलता है, उतने ही वर्षों तक दीपदान करने वाला मनुष्य रूपवान् और बलवान् होता है।
Word by Word
यावत्as long as; for as many (as)
यावत्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत्
Formcorrelative adverb (yāvat–tāvat)
अक्षि-निमेषाणिeye-blinks (moments of blinking)
अक्षि-निमेषाणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षि-निमेष
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, plural
ज्वलन्तेburn; blaze
ज्वलन्ते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootज्वल्
Formpresent, 3rd person, plural, Ātmanepada
तावतीःso many; that many
तावतीः:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootतावत्
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
समाःyears
समाः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमा
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
रूपवान्handsome; possessing beauty
रूपवान्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootरूपवत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
बलवान्strong
बलवान्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formconjunction
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
Formparticle
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भवतिbecomes; is
भवति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formpresent, 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada
दीपदःgiver of a lamp (one who donates a lamp)
दीपदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदीपद
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes