Shloka 3436

Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा चैव बहून्‌ दायान्‌ विप्राणां विप्रवत्सल: । धर्मात्मा विप्रवत्सल हलधर बलरामजीने उस तीर्थमें स्नान करके ब्राह्मणोंको बहुत धनका दान किया

Transliteration

dattvā caiva bahūn dāyān viprāṇāṁ vipravatsalaḥ | dharmātmā vipravatsalaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Affectionate toward the brāhmaṇas and devoted to dharma, he bestowed abundant gifts upon the brāhmaṇas. The act highlights the ethic of honoring sacred learning and sustaining the custodians of ritual and moral order through generous giving, especially after acts like pilgrimage and bathing at a tīrtha.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (√दा)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

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

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

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दायान्: gifts/donations
• दायान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विप्राणाम्: of/for the brahmins
• विप्राणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विप्रवत्सलः: affectionate to brahmins
• विप्रवत्सलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्रवत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled one
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विप्रवत्सलः: affectionate to brahmins
• विप्रवत्सलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्रवत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇas (vipra)