Shloka 14

Devanagari script

यक्षने कहा--कुन्तीनन्दन महाराज युधिष्ठिर! उस ब्राह्मणके अरणीसहित मन्थनकाष्ठको तो तुम्हारी परीक्षाके लिये मैं ही मृगरूपसे लेकर भाग गया था ।।

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | dadānīty eva bhagavān uttaraṃ pratyapadyata | anyaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te varaṃ tvam amaropama ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Lalu Bhagavān Dharma menjawab, “Kuberikan,” dan mengembalikan araṇī serta kayu-kayu pengaduk itu. “Wahai raja laksana dewa, semoga sejahtera bagimu; kini pilihlah anugerah yang lain.”

Word by Word

• ददानि: I give
• ददानि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Lat (present indicative), 1, singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भगवान्: the blessed lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• उत्तरम्: answer
• उत्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• प्रत्यपद्यत: he replied/returned an answer
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद् (गत्यर्थे/प्राप्तौ)
• Form: Lan (imperfect), 3, singular, Atmanepada

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• वृणु: choose
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (वरणे)
• Form: Lot (imperative), 2, singular, Parasmaipada

• भद्रम्: good fortune/welfare
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: dative, singular

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: nominative, singular

• अमर-उपम: god-like
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर + उपम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhagavān Dharma (as Yakṣa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Kuntīnandana)
• araṇi (fire-drill)
• manthana-kāṣṭha (churning sticks)