Shloka 19

Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla

Devanagari script

अमृतं मंगलं विद्धि महद्विषममंगलम्‌ । ओपषघध्यो ह्ामृतं सर्वा विषं तेजोडग्निसम्भवम्‌

Transliteration

amṛtaṁ maṅgalaṁ viddhi mahad viṣamam aṅgalam | oṣadhyo hy amṛtaṁ sarvā viṣaṁ tejo 'gnisambhavam ||

Translation

Ketahuilah amerta sebagai yang membawa keberkahan, dan racun sebagai yang sangat membawa celaka. Segala tumbuh-obatan dipandang sebagai ‘amerta’; sedangkan racun adalah daya menyala yang lahir dari api.

Word by Word

• अमृतम्: nectar; ambrosia
• अमृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness; good
• मङ्गलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विद्धि: know; understand
• विद्धि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अमङ्गलम्: inauspiciousness; evil
• अमङ्गलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमङ्गल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

शुक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śukra
• amṛta (nectar)
• viṣa (poison)
• oṣadhi (medicinal herbs)
• agni (fire)