Shloka 31

द्रोणेन दुर्योधनस्य कवचबन्धनम् — Drona’s Mantra-Bound Armor for Duryodhana

Devanagari script

इमां च पृथिवीं सर्वा मणिरत्नविभूषिताम्‌ | सौवर्णीमकरोद्‌ राजा ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्ष॒ तां ददौ,राजा पृथुने इस सारी पृथ्वीकी भी मणि तथा रत्नोंसे विभूषित सुवर्णमयी प्रतिमा बनवायी और उसे ब्राह्मणोंको दे दिया

Transliteration

imāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ maṇiratnavibhūṣitām | sauvārṇīm akarod rājā brāhmaṇebhyaś ca tāṃ dadau ||

Translation

Nārada said: The king had a golden likeness of the entire earth fashioned—adorned with gems and precious stones—and he bestowed that (golden) earth-image upon the brāhmaṇas. The episode highlights royal duty expressed through extraordinary generosity: wealth is treated not as private indulgence but as a means to honor the learned and uphold dharma through giving.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• सर्वाम्: entire, whole
• सर्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मणि-रत्न-विभूषिताम्: adorned with gems and jewels
• मणि-रत्न-विभूषिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभूषित (वि+भूष्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सौवर्णीम्: golden
• सौवर्णीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्णी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: made, caused to be made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• ताम्: that (earth/replica)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• rājā (king)
• pṛthivī (the earth)
• brāhmaṇas
• maṇi-ratna (gems and precious stones)
• sauvārṇī pratimā (golden representation)