Shloka 11

Dharma-vyādha on the Subtlety of Dharma, Karma, and the Continuity of the Jīva (Āraṇyaka-parva 200)

Devanagari script

सरश्नेदमस्य दक्षिणाभिर्दत्ताभिगोभिरति-क्रममाणाभि: कृतम्‌ । अत्र चाहूं प्रतिवसामीति,“इनके द्वारा दक्षिणामें दी हुई गौओंके आने-जानेसे यह सरोवर बन गया है, जिसमें मैं निवास कर रहा हूँ!

Transliteration

saraḥ snedam asya dakṣiṇābhir dattābhir gobhir ati-kramamāṇābhiḥ kṛtam | atra cāhaṃ prativasāmīti |

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Telaga ini terbentuk oleh sapi-sapi yang ia berikan sebagai dakṣiṇā, yang terus berlalu-lalang. Di sinilah aku berdiam.”

Word by Word

• सरः: lake, pond
• सरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्य: of him/this (of this one)
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• दक्षिणाभिः: by/with gifts (dakṣiṇās)
• दक्षिणाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• दत्ताभिः: given
• दत्ताभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• गोभिः: by cows
• गोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• अतिक्रममाणाभिः: by (those cows) passing over/going to and fro
• अतिक्रममाणाभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिक्रममाण
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• कृतम्: made, formed
• कृतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतिवसामि: I dwell/live (here)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√वस्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• saraḥ (lake)
• go (cows)
• dakṣiṇā (ritual gift)