Shloka 66
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
Devanagari script
कपिलायां तु दत्तायां यत् फल ज्येष्ठपुष्करे । तत् फलं भरतश्रेष्ठ विप्राणां पादधावने,भरतश्रेष्ठ! ज्येष्ठपुष्करतीर्थमें कपिला गौ दान करनेसे जो फल मिलता है वही ब्राह्मणोंका चरण धोनेसे प्राप्त होता है
Transliteration
kapilāyāṃ tu dattāyāṃ yat phalaṃ jyeṣṭha-puṣkare | tat phalaṃ bharata-śreṣṭha viprāṇāṃ pāda-dhāvane ||
Translation
Wahai yang terbaik di antara keturunan Bharata, pahala yang diperoleh dengan menghadiahkan seekor sapi kapilā di tirtha Jyeṣṭha-Puṣkara—pahala yang sama diperoleh dengan membasuh kaki para brāhmaṇa.
Word by Word
कपिलायाम्in/with the Kapilā (cow)
कपिलायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकपिला
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
दत्तायाम्when (she) has been given
दत्तायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPast passive participle (kta), Feminine, Locative, Singular
यत्which
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
फलम्fruit/result (merit)
फलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ज्येष्ठपुष्करेat Jyeṣṭha-puṣkara (the sacred place)
ज्येष्ठपुष्करे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootज्येष्ठपुष्कर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तत्that (same)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
फलम्fruit/result (merit)
फलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas
भरतश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विप्राणाम्of Brahmins
विप्राणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
पादधावनेin the washing of feet
पादधावने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपादधावन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraB
Bharata-śreṣṭha (addressee, likely Bhīma or a Bharata prince)J
Jyeṣṭha-Puṣkara (tīrtha)K
kapilā (cow)V
vipra (Brahmins)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes