Shloka 536

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा च विविधान्‌ दायान्‌ पूजयित्वा च वै द्विजान्‌ | अमित पराक्रमी बलरामजीने उस तीर्थमें भी जलका स्पर्श किया और ब्राह्मणोंकी पूजा करके उन्हें नाना प्रकारके धन प्रदान किये

Transliteration

dattvā ca vividhān dāyān pūjayitvā ca vai dvijān |

Translation

Balārāma yang berkeperkasaan tak terukur menyentuh air di tīrtha itu juga. Lalu ia menghormati para dvija (brāhmaṇa) dengan tata cara yang patut, serta menganugerahkan berbagai macam dana dan harta sebagai sedekah suci.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विविधान्: various
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दायान्: gifts, donations
• दायान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पूजयित्वा: having honored/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (पूजायाम्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• द्विजान्: twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• dvija (brāhmaṇas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through dāna (charitable giving) and satkāra (honoring worthy recipients), especially brāhmaṇas; sacred travel and ritual acts are ethically completed by generosity and reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a rite-like sequence: after reaching a sacred context, the protagonist gives diverse gifts and honors the brāhmaṇas, marking the pilgrimage with proper social and religious conduct.