Shloka 11

Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

सौवर्णा पृथिवीं कृत्वा य इमां मणिशर्कराम्‌ | विप्रेभ्य: प्राददद्‌ राजा सो<श्चवमेथे महामखे

Transliteration

sauvarṇāṃ pṛthivīṃ kṛtvā ya imāṃ maṇiśarkarām | viprebhyaḥ prādadad rājā so ’śvamedhe mahāmakhe ||

Translation

Nārada said: “That king who, as it were, turned the earth into gold and made it like gravel of jewels—he bestowed this wealth upon the brāhmaṇas at the great sacrifice of the Aśvamedha. The verse highlights royal generosity directed toward the learned and the sacred, presenting lavish giving as a dharmic act when performed in a solemn rite.”

Word by Word

• सौवर्णाम्: golden
• सौवर्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मणिशर्कराम्: gem-gravel (pebbles of jewels)
• मणिशर्कराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिशर्करा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• प्राददत्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्वमेथे: in the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• अश्वमेथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महामखे: in the great sacrifice
• महामखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामख
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• rājā (a king, unnamed here)
• vipra (brāhmaṇas)
• pṛthivī (earth)
• maṇi (gems/jewels)
• aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)