Shloka 24

Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna

Chapter 79

Devanagari script

गोसहस्रप्रदातृणां क्रतुदानां च या गति: । नैवेशिकं चाभिमतं ददतां या गति: शुभा,'सहस्र गोदान करनेवाले, यज्ञके लिये दान देनेवाले तथा मनके अनुरूप सब सामग्रियोंसहित निवासस्थान प्रदान करनेवाले पुरुषोंको जो शुभ गति प्राप्त होती है, वही तुम्हें भी मिले

Transliteration

go-sahasra-pradātṝṇāṁ kratu-dānāṁ ca yā gatiḥ | naivaśikaṁ cābhimataṁ dadatāṁ yā gatiḥ śubhā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “May you attain that same auspicious destiny which is gained by those who bestow a thousand cows, by those who give gifts for the sake of sacrifices, and by those who grant a dwelling furnished with all that is desired. May that blessed reward be yours as well.”

Word by Word

• गो: of cows
• गो: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सहस्र: of a thousand
• सहस्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• प्रदातृणाम्: of the givers (donors)
• प्रदातृणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदातृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• क्रतु: of a sacrifice (yajña)
• क्रतु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दानाम्: of gifts/donations
• दानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• या: which
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: state/goal (after death), destiny
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• इशिकम्: dwelling/abode (reading uncertain)
• इशिकम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इशिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अभिमतम्: desired, agreeable
• अभिमतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ददताम्: of those who give / giving
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Participle-like usage (finite form used in genitive plural sense)

• या: which
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: state/goal (after death), destiny
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शुभा: auspicious, good
• शुभा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• cows (go)
• sacrifice/ritual (kratu)
• dwelling/abode (naiveśika)