Shloka 24

Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

साक्षाद्धमवत: पुण्यो विमल: कनकाकर: । इसी दिशामें ब्रह्मर्षि महात्मा जीमूतके समक्ष हिमालयकी पवित्र एवं निर्मल स्वर्णनिधि (सोनेकी खान) प्रकट हुई थी ।। २३ इ ।। ब्राह्मणेषु च यत्‌ कृत्स्नं स्वन्तं कृत्वा धनं महत्‌

Transliteration

sākṣād dharmavataḥ puṇyo vimalaḥ kanakākaraḥ | brāhmaṇeṣu ca yat kṛtsnaṃ svantaṃ kṛtvā dhanaṃ mahat ||

Translation

Bagi orang yang menegakkan dharma, tambang emas yang suci dan tak ternoda seakan tampak nyata di hadapan mata. Dan kekayaan besar apa pun yang seseorang jadikan miliknya, hendaknya seluruhnya diarahkan bagi para Brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात्

• धर्मवत: of the righteous one / of one possessing dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मवत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पुण्य: holy, meritorious
• पुण्य: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमल: pure, spotless
• विमल: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कनकाकर: gold-mine; repository of gold
• कनकाकर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनकाकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणेषु: among/with regard to Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

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

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कृत्स्नम्: entire, whole
• कृत्स्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• स्वन्तम्: one's own (property/wealth)
• स्वन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वन्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made, having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• युपर्ण (Yuparṇa)
• धर्मवत् (the righteous person)
• ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇas)
• कनकाकर (gold mine/source)