Shloka 6

द्रोणपर्व अध्याय ६७ — अर्जुनस्य प्रवेशः, श्रुतायुध-वधः, सुदक्षिण-वधः

Arjuna’s advance; deaths of Śrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa

Devanagari script

अल्पं दत्तं मयाद्येति निष्ककोटिं सहस्रश: । एकाह्वा दास्यति पुन: को<न्यस्तत्‌ सम्प्रदास्यति,राजा रन्तिदेव एक दिनमें सहस्रों कोटि निष्क दान करके भी यह खेद प्रकट किया करते थे कि आज मैंने बहुत कम दान किया; ऐसा सोचकर वे पुनः दान देते थे। भला दूसरा कौन इतना दान दे सकता है?

Word by Word

• अल्पम्: little, small (amount)
• अल्पम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

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

• निष्क-कोटिम्: a crore of niṣkas (gold coins)
• निष्क-कोटिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्क-कोटि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सहस्रशः: by thousands; thousands of times
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

• एकाह्वा: Rantideva (the one named ‘Eka-ahvā’/‘having one appellation’ as a proper name in this reading)
• एकाह्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाह्वा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• दास्यति: will give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Luṭ (simple future), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्यः: other
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (so much/that kind of gift)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रदास्यति: will bestow/give fully
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+दा
• Form: Luṭ (simple future), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• रन्तिदेवः: Rantideva
• रन्तिदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रन्तिदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: —, —, —

• दिनम्: day
• दिनम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन
• Form: Neuter, Locative (intended sense: within one day), Singular

• सहस्रों: thousands (Hindi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi plural form) present in the supplied text

• कोटि: crore
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि
• Form: Feminine, —, —

• निष्क: niṣka (gold coin/ornament)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्क
• Form: Masculine, —, —

• दान: gift, donation
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, —, —

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• यह: this (Hindi)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यह
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) present in the supplied text

• खेद: regret (Hindi/Sanskrit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेद
• Form: Used as Hindi here; Sanskrit 'खेद' exists but the sentence is Hindi

• प्रकट: manifest/express (Hindi)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकट
• Form: Hindi usage in the supplied text

• किया: did (Hindi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi perfective) present in the supplied text

• करते: used to do (Hindi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) present in the supplied text

• थे: were (Hindi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi past of 'to be') present in the supplied text

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